Culex mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) egg laying in traps loaded with bacillus thuringiensis variety israelensis and baited with skatole

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 345-348

  Barbosa, Rosngela M R ^a   Regis, Lda ^a   Vasconcelos, Roberto ^a   Leal, Walter S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis variety israelensis; Grass infusion; Ovitrap; Skatole; West Nile virus

Indexed keywords

RAIN; SEX PHEROMONE; SKATOLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRAZIL; CULEX; DRUG EFFECT; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BRAZIL; CULEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION CONTROL; RAIN; SEASONS; SEX ATTRACTANTS; SKATOLE;

ARBOVIRUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77951994925     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09241     Document Type: Article

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