Effective control of adult culex pipiens by spraying an attractive toxic sugar bait solution in the vegetation near larval habitats

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-66

  Muller G C ^a   Junnila, A ^a   Schlein, Y ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attractive toxic sugar bait; Culex pipiens; Fruit juice attractant; Mosquitoes; Oral insecticide

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DRUG EFFECT; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FRUIT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; ISRAEL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ANIMALS; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FRUIT; INSECTICIDES; ISRAEL; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION CONTROL; SEASONS; WATER;

CULEX PIPIENS;

EID: 75149130164     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.047.0108     Document Type: Article

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