Accumulated organic debris in catch basins improves the efficacy of s-methoprene against mosquitoes in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-182

  Baker, Stacey L ^a,b   Yan, Norman D ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

catch basins; Culex pipiens; efficacy; Methoprene; organic debris

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; METHOPRENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG EFFECT; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; SEWAGE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; INSECTICIDES; METHOPRENE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; ONTARIO; TIME FACTORS; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

CULEX PIPIENS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 77953829461     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/09-5928.1     Document Type: Article

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