Larval habitats of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in rural areas of Calicut, Kerala, India

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 175-177

  Bhaskar Rao, B ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTHROPOD LARVA; ARTICLE; CONTROL STRATEGY; HABITAT USE; INDIA; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; HUMANS; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; RURAL POPULATION; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 77957353299     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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