Breeding habitats of Culex tritaeniorhynchus (Diptera: Culicidae), a Japanese encephalitis vector, and associated mosquitoes in Mysore, India

Journal of the Entomological Research Society

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 1-9

  Fakoorziba, Mohammad Reza ^a   Vijayan, Achuthan ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MYSORE   (India)

Author keywords

Culex tritaeniorhynchus; Japanese encephalitis; Larval habitats; Mosquitoes; Mysore

Indexed keywords

CULEX BITAENIORHYNCHUS; CULEX TRITAENIORHYNCHUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

EID: 57349094253     PISSN: 13020250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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