Species diversity of mosquito breeding in rubber plantations of Kerala, India

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 114-115

  Sumodan, P K ^a  

^a Department of Zoology   (India)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; chikungunya; dengue; mosquito; Rubber plantation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; CLASSIFICATION; ECOSYSTEM; HEVEA; INDIA; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; BIODIVERSITY; CULICIDAE; ECOSYSTEM; HEVEA; INDIA; LARVA;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; HEIZMANNIA; TOXORHYNCHITES;

EID: 84864042621     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/11-6208R.1     Document Type: Article

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