Thermal fog efficacy tests against mosquitoes in storm drains in Harris County, Texas 2008-09

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-68

  Fredregill, Chris L ^a   Motl, Greg C ^a   Dennett, James A ^a   Flatt, Kyle L ^a   Bueno Jr , Rudy ^a  

^a Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services   (United States)

Author keywords

pyrethrins

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; MINERAL OIL; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHROID;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CULEX; EVALUATION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; SANITATION; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; CULEX; DRAINAGE, SANITARY; INSECTICIDES; MINERAL OIL; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; PYRETHRINS; TEXAS;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 79953234716     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/10-6080.1     Document Type: Article

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