Studies on the efficacy of Toxorhynchites larvae and three larvivorous fish species for the control of Aedes larval populations in water-storage tanks in the Matale district of Sri Lanka

Dengue Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 140-147

  Wijesinghe, W M G S ^a   Wickramasinghe, M B ^b   Kusumawathie, P H D ^c   Jayasooriya, G A J S K ^c   De Silva, B G D N K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SRI JAYEWARDENEPURA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Anti Malaria Campaign Head Office   (Sri Lanka)

^c Regional Office   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aedes control; Larvivorous fish; Sri Lanka; Toxorhynchites larvae

Indexed keywords

AEDES; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AEDES MACDOUGALI; AEDES VITTATUS; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDING; FISH; GUPPY; LARVA; LARVIVORE; NONHUMAN; PUNTIUS BIMACULATUS; RASBORA CAVERI; SRI LANKA; STORAGE; TOXORHYNCHITES; VECTOR CONTROL; WATER AND WATER RELATED PHENOMENA;

POECILIA RETICULATA; PUNTIUS BIMACULATUS; RASBORA; TOXORHYNCHITES;

EID: 81855167756     PISSN: 1020895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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