Fipronil as a larvicide against the container-inhabiting mosquito, aedes albopictus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 224-227

  Xue, Rui De ^a   Pridgeon, Julia W ^b   Becnel, James J ^b   Ali, Arshad ^c  

^a Anastasia Mosquito Control District   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Fipronil; Insecticide; Larval control

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS;

FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PYRAZOLES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 69849114037     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/08-5816.1     Document Type: Article

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