Susceptibility of Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae) field populations in Cyprus to conventional organic insecticides, Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, and methoprene

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 881-887

  Vasquez, Marlen I ^a   Violaris, Marios ^a   Hadjivassilis, Andreas ^a   Wirth, Margaret C ^b  

^a NICOSIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis; Culex pipiens; Methoprene; Organophosphate resistance

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; METHOPRENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULEX; CYPRUS; EVALUATION; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX; CYPRUS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; METHOPRENE; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 68149136452     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0421     Document Type: Article

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