Oviposition strategies adopted by gravid Aedes aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae) as detected by ovitraps in Trinidad, West Indies (2002-2006)

Acta Tropica

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 279-283

  Chadee, D D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Dengue control; Oviposition strategies; Ovitraps; Seasonal differences; Superoviposition; Trinidad

Indexed keywords

DENGUE FEVER; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; MOSQUITO; OVIPOSITION; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; EGG PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAIN; VECTOR CONTROL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DENGUE; FEMALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION; SEASONS; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LESSER ANTILLES; TRINIDAD [TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO]; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 67650741436     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2009.05.012     Document Type: Article

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