Evaluation of boric acid sugar baits against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in tropical environments

Parasitology Research

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 1583-1587

  Naranjo, Diana P ^a   Qualls, Whitney A ^b   Müller, Gunter C ^c   Samson, Dayana M ^b   Roque, Deborah ^b   Alimi, Temitope ^b   Arheart, Kristopher ^b   Beier, John C ^b   Xue, Rui De ^d  

^a University of Miami   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^d Anastasia Mosquito Control District   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTRACTIVE TOXIC SUGAR BAIT; BORIC ACID; INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PENTAS LANCEOLATA; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBIACEAE; TROPICS; UNITED STATES; VECTOR CONTROL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BORIC ACIDS; CARBOHYDRATES; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FLORIDA; INSECTICIDES; OVIPOSITION; PHEROMONES; PLANT LEAVES; RUBIACEAE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TROPICAL CLIMATE;

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; PENTAS LANCEOLATA; RUBIACEAE;

EID: 84876413939     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: 14321955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-013-3312-8     Document Type: Article

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