Quantitative relationships between immature and emergent adult Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) populations in water storage container habitats

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 748-758

  Knox, Tessa B ^a,b   Nguyen, Yen T ^c   Vu, Nam S ^d   Kay, Brian H ^a   Ryan, Peter A ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Viet Nam)

^d MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

edes aegypti; emergence; larvae; productivity; pupae

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOUSEHOLD; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; VIET NAM;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POPULATION DENSITY; VIETNAM; WATER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 77956474025     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME09297     Document Type: Article

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