Diversity of riceland mosquitoes and factors affecting their occurrence and distribution in Mwea, Kenya

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 349-358

  Muturi, Ephantus J ^a   Shililu, Josephat I ^b,c   Jacob, Benjamin G ^a   Mwangangi, Joseph M ^d   Mbogo, Charles M ^d   Githure, John I ^b   Novak, Robert J ^a  

^a and Clinical Center   (United States)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^d KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Irrigation; Mosquito species; Mosquito borne disease; Rice

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; BOS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

RAIN;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; DISEASE CARRIER; HOUSING; KENYA; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DENSITY; RICE; TIME;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CULICIDAE; HOUSING; INSECT VECTORS; KENYA; ORYZA SATIVA; POPULATION DENSITY; RAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149147655     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/5675.1     Document Type: Article

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