Biological control of mosquito populations: An applied aspect of pest control by means of natural enemies

Predation in Organisms: A Distinct Phenomenon

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 123-149

  Samanidou Voyadjoglou, Anna ^a   Roussis, Vassilios ^b   Petrakis, Panos V ^c  

^a NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

Author keywords

biological control; Coleoptera; Culicidae; Hemiptera; Mediterranean; mosquito control; Mosquitoes; Odonata; population management; predators

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949723475     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-46046-6_7     Document Type: Chapter

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