Prevalence and breeding habitats of the dengue vectors Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in the semi-urban areas of two different climatic zones in Sri Lanka

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 216-226

  Weeraratne, Thilini C ^a   Perera, M Devika B ^b   Mansoor, M A C Mohamed ^b   Karunaratne, S H P Parakrama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Regional Office   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus; larval indices; larval survey; ovitrap index; ovitraps

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 84896980523     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S174275841300026X     Document Type: Article

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