Description of the egg of ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae) using variable pressure scanning electron microscopy

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 9-14

  Haddow, Andrew D ^a   Moulton, John K ^a   Gerhardt, Reid R ^a   Mccuiston, Linda J ^b   Jones, Carl J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Egg; La crosse virus; Ochlerotatus japonicus japonicus; Ochlerotatus triseriatus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHORION; OCHLEROTATUS; OOCYTE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CHORION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; OCHLEROTATUS; OVUM;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LA CROSSE VIRUS; OCHLEROTATUS JAPONICUS JAPONICUS; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS;

EID: 59149097518     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0102     Document Type: Article

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