Evaluation of manhole inserts as structural barriers to mosquito entry into belowground stormwater systems using a simulated treatment device

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 356-360

  Harbison, Justin E ^a   Metzger, Marco E ^a   Allen II, Vaikko ^b   Hu, Renjie ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CONTECH Construction Products Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Belowground; BMP; Culex; Mosquitoes; Stormwater; Structural barriers

Indexed keywords

WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CULICIDAE; ENGINEERING; FEMALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION;

EID: 73349139244     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/09-5897.1     Document Type: Article

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