Septic tanks as larval habitats for the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in Playa-Playita, Puerto Rico

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 117-123

  Burke, R L ^a,c   Barrera, R ^c   Lewis, M ^b   Kluchinsky, T ^b,d   Claborn, D ^e  

^a Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center   (United States)

^b Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MISSOURI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aquatic habitats; Culex quinquefasciatus; Larvae; Septic tanks

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; ADULT; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRY SEASON; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PH; SURFACE AREA;

PUERTO RICO;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; ECOSYSTEM; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PUERTO RICO; SEWAGE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CULEX; ECOSYSTEM; INSECT VECTORS; POPULATION DENSITY; PUERTO RICO; SEWAGE;

EID: 77954159246     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00864.x     Document Type: Article

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