Salt marsh as culex salinarius larval habitat in coastal New York

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 359-367

  Rochlin, Ilia ^a   Dempsey, Mary E ^b   Campbell, Scott R ^b   Ninivaggi, Dominick V ^a  

^a Division of Vector Control   (United States)

^b Suffolk County Department of Health Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex salinarius; Eastern equine encephalitis; Larval habitat; Salinity; Salt marsh; Vegetation; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

CULEX SALINARIUS; EASTERN EQUINE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; EQUIDAE; SPARTINA PATENS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; LARVA; POACEAE; SALINITY; UNITED STATES; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; CULEX; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; NEW YORK; POACEAE; SALINITY; WETLANDS;

EID: 58149167084     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/5748.1     Document Type: Article

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