Tires as larval habitats for mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) in southern Manitoba, Canada

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 198-204

  Scott McMahon, T J ^a   Galloway, Terry D ^a   Anderson, Robert A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

Author keywords

Culex restuans; Culex tarsalis; Culiseta inornata; Mosquitoes; Ochlerotatus triseriatus; Tires

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MOSQUITO; MOTOR VEHICLE; SEASON; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMALS; CULEX; CULICIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; LARVA; MANITOBA; MOTOR VEHICLES; REFUSE DISPOSAL; RUBBER; SEASONS;

CULEX RESTUANS; CULEX TARSALIS; CULICIDAE; CULISETA INORNATA; DIPTERA; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS;

EID: 54749128179     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2008)33[198:TALHFM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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