The effects of simulated rainfall on immature population dynamics of Aedes albopictus and female oviposition

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 113-120

  Dieng, Hamady ^a   Rahman, G M Saifur ^a   Hassan, A Abu ^a   Salmah, M R Che ^a   Satho, Tomomitsu ^b   Miake, Fumio ^b   Boots, Michael ^c   Sazaly, AbuBakar ^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; Container; Population loss; Rainfall; Repellency

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; INSECT; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; LARVA; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUPA; RAIN;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS;

EID: 84155176863     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-011-0402-0     Document Type: Article

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