Seasonal variation in the abundance of Culex nigripalpus and Culex quinquefasciatus in wastewater ponds at two Florida dairies

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-166

  O'Meara, George F ^a   Cutwa Francis, Michele ^a   Rey, Jorge R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Culex nigripalpus; Culex quinquefasciatus; seasonality; wastewater

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; DAIRYING; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASON; SEWAGE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CULEX; DAIRYING; FLORIDA; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

ANIMALIA; CULEX NIGRIPALPUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 77953816910     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/09-5971.1     Document Type: Article

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