Effects of wind speed on aerosol spray penetration in adult mosquito bioassay cages

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 419-426

  Hoffmann, W Clint ^a   Fritz, Bradley K ^b   Farooq, Muhammad ^b   Cooperband, Miriam F ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b US Navy   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Droplet deposition; Laser diffraction; Sentinel mosquito cages; ULV; Wind tunnel

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; INSTRUMENTATION; MOSQUITO; TOXICITY TESTING; WIND;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; INSECTICIDES; TOXICITY TESTS; WIND;

EID: 58149174426     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/5707.1     Document Type: Article

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