Ability of newly emerged adult culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) mosquitoes to exit belowground stormwater treatment systems via lateral conveyance pipes

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 343-349

  Metzger, Marco E ^a   Harbison, Justin E ^a,b   Burns, Joseph E ^a   Hu, Renjie ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

belowground; manhole cover; mosquito; newly emerged; stormwater

Indexed keywords

ARANEAE; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; PHOLCUS PHALANGIOIDES;

EID: 84858383466     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11187     Document Type: Article

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