Looking for the gold standard: Assessment of the effectiveness of four traps for monitoring mosquitoes in Italy

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 117-123

  Drago, Andrea ^a,b   Marini, Francesca ^a,c   Caputo, Beniamino ^a   Coluzzi, Mario ^a   Della Torre, Alessandra ^a   Pombi, Marco ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ENTOSTUDIO snc   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; Culicidae; Mosquito traps; Vector surveillance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CARRIER; ITALY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; INSECT VECTORS; ITALY; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARBOVIRUS; CULICIDAE;

EID: 84860468851     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2012.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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