Survival of Betta splendens fish (Regan, 1910) in domestic water containers and its effectiveness in controlling Aedes aegypti larvae (Linnaeus, 1762) in Northeast Brazil;La survie des poissons Betta splendens (Regan, 1910) dans des conteneurs d'eau domestiques et leur efficacité dans la lutte contre les larves d'Aedes aegypti (Linneaus, 1762) dans le nord-est du Brésil

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1525-1532

  De Oliveira Lima, José Wellington ^a   De Góes Cavalcanti, Luciano Pamplona ^b   Pontes, Ricardo José Soares ^b   Heukelbach, Jörg ^b,c  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^c JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Betta splendens; Biological control; Dengue; Larvivorous fish

Indexed keywords

WATER;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BREEDING SITE; DISEASE VECTOR; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PARASITE INFESTATION; PERCIFORM; SURVIVAL;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BRAZIL; CONTAINER; FISH; FOLLOW UP; HOME; INFESTATION; LARVA; NONHUMAN; SURVIVAL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DENGUE; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; PERCIFORMES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; WATER SUPPLY;

BRAZIL; CEARA; FORTALEZA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BETTA SPLENDENS; OSPHRONEMIDAE; PERCIFORMES;

EID: 78649705904     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2010.02658.x     Document Type: Article

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