Efficacy of gravid traps in trapping culex pipiens

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 320-322

  Kesavaraju, Banugopan ^a   Kiyoguchi, Dennis ^a   Dickson, Sammie ^a  

^a Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District   (United States)

Author keywords

CO 2 baited ABC trap; Culex pipiens; gravid trap

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CULEX; EGG LAYING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; MOSQUITO;

ANIMALS; CULEX; FEMALE; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVIPOSITION;

CULEX PIPIENS; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 80052929354     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/11-6136.1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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