The effects of moisture on ovipositional responses and larval eclosion of Aedes albopictus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 373-380

  Saifur, Rahman G M ^a   Dieng, Hamady ^a   Hassan, Ahmad Abu ^a   Satho, Tomomitsu ^b   Miake, Fumio ^b   Boots, Michael ^c   Salmah, Md Rawi Che ^a   Abubakar, Sazaly ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; egg hatching; embryonation; moisture; oviposition

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; LARVA; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; OVUM; WATER;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS;

EID: 78650376725     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/10-6003.1     Document Type: Article

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