Larval mosquito habitat utilization and community dynamics of aedes albopictus and aedes japonicus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 813-824

  Bartlett Healy, Kristen ^a   Unlu, Isik ^a,b   Obenauer, Peter ^c   Hughes, Tony ^d   Healy, Sean ^e   Crepeau, Taryn ^e   Farajollahi, Ary ^b   Kesavaraju, Banu ^f   Fonseca, Dina ^a   Schoeler, George ^g   Gaugler, Randy ^a   Strickman, Daniel ^h  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mercer County Mosquito Control   (United States)

^c US Naval Medical Research Unit No 3 Egypt   (Egypt)

^d Navy Entomology Center of Excellence   (United States)

^e Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Commission   (United States)

^f Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District   (United States)

^g Building 618   (United States)

^h AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

container inhabiting; larval survey; larval pupal productivity; New Jersey

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HOUSING; INSECT; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; HOUSING; INTRODUCED SPECIES; LARVA; LOGISTIC MODELS; NEW JERSEY; OVIPOSITION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PUPA;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; OCHLEROTATUS JAPONICUS;

EID: 84863758930     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME11031     Document Type: Article

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