Effectiveness of pyramidal emergence traps for estimating production of Culex mosquitoes (Diptera:Culicidae)

Journal of the North American Benthological Society

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 676-682

  Walton, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex; DVDP; Emergence trap; Mosquitoes; Production; Wetlands

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANT; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL; SCAVENGER; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); WETLAND;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE;

EID: 77649241184     PISSN: 08873593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1899/08-155.1     Document Type: Article

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