Effects of open marsh water management on numbers of larval salt marsh mosquitoes

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1392-1399

  James Pirri, Mary Jane ^a   Ginsberg, Howard S ^b   Erwin, R Michael ^c   Taylor, Janith ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d US Fish and Wildlife Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Mosquito production; Open water marsh management; Salt marsh

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MOSQUITO; POPULATION DENSITY; WETLAND;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; WETLANDS;

EID: 75549087882     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/033.046.0620     Document Type: Article

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