Infusion-baited ovitraps to survey ovipositional height preferences of container-inhabiting mosquitoes in two Florida habitats

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1507-1513

  Obenauer, P J ^a   Kaufman, P E ^a   Allan, S A ^b   Kline, D L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Aedes triseriatus; Orthopodomyia signifera; Surveillance; Traps

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; OCHLEROTATUS TRISERIATUS; ORTHOPODOMYIA; ORTHOPODOMYIA SIGNIFERA; QUERCUS; QUERCUS NIGRA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EGG LAYING; ENVIRONMENT; MOSQUITO; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CULICIDAE; ENVIRONMENT; FLORIDA; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 75549085940     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0639     Document Type: Article

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