A new larval tray and rack system for improved mosquito mass rearing

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 595-605

  Balestrino, F ^a,b   Benedict, M Q ^a,c   Gilles, J R L ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

^b Centro Agricoltura Ambiente G Nicoli   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

area wide control; mosquito mass rearing technology; Sterile Insect Technique (SIT)

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; INSTRUMENTATION; LARVA; MOSQUITO; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; CULICIDAE; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; LARVA; TEMPERATURE; WATER;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ANOPHELES ARABIENSIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84861138469     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11188     Document Type: Article

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