Field evaluation of boric acid- and fipronil-based bait stations against adult mosquitoes

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 415-418

  Xue, Rui De ^a   Ali, Arshad ^b   Kline, Daniel L ^c   Barnard, Donald R ^c  

^a Anastasia Mosquito Control District   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bait stations; Boric acid; Fipronil; Mosquito control; Toxic baits

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; OCHLEROTATUS TAENIORHYNCHUS;

BORIC ACID; CARBON DIOXIDE; FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; OCHLEROTATUS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BORIC ACIDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OCHLEROTATUS; PYRAZOLES;

EID: 58149167083     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/5683.1     Document Type: Article

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