Development of the Gravid Aedes Trap for the Capture of Adult Female Container-Exploiting Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 200-209

  Eiras, Alvaro E ^a   Buhagiar, Tamara S ^b   Ritchie, Scott A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; dengue; gravid trap; monitoring

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION STUDY; FEMALE; MOSQUITO;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 84893067681     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/ME13104     Document Type: Article

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