Predicting the timing and magnitude of tropical mosquito population peaks for maximizing control efficiency

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Yang, Guo Jing ^a,b,c   Brook, Barry W ^b   Bradshaw, Corey J A ^b,d  

^a JIANGSU INSTITUTE OF PARASITIC DISEASES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLOOD TIDE; INFECTION CONTROL; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PARSIMONY ANALYSIS; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; POPULATION ABUNDANCE; PREDICTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONAL VARIATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; DISEASE CARRIER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

AEDES; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INSECT VECTORS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; NORTHERN TERRITORY;

EID: 65549098683     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0000385     Document Type: Article

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