A comparison of two generic trap types for monitoring mosquitoes through an annual cycle in tropical Australia

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-65

  Bisevac, Lubomir ^a   Franklin, Donald C ^a   Williamson, Grant J ^a,b   Whelan, Peter I ^c  

^a CHARLES DARWIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^c Medical Entomology   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attractant; Mosquito control; Swamp; Tropical; Vector

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; INSTRUMENTATION; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CULICIDAE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; MOSQUITO CONTROL; SEASONS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 77949768699     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/08-5814.1     Document Type: Article

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