Daily and seasonal variation in the activity of potential vector mosquitoes

Central European Journal of Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 422-430

  Šebesta, Oldřich ^a,b   Gelbič, Ivan ^c   Peško, Juraj ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^b Regional Public Health Authority of South Moravian Region   (Czech Republic)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENTOMOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Aedes vexans; Culex modestus; Culex pipiens; Czech Republic; Daily activity; Ochlerotatus sticticus; South Moravia; ahy a virus; West Nile Virus

Indexed keywords

AEDES VEXANS; CULEX PIPIENS; OCHLEROTATUS STICTICUS; TAHYNA VIRUS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 79955462837     PISSN: 1895104X     EISSN: 16443632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11535-011-0019-7     Document Type: Article

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