Review: Larval ecology of Culicoïdes biting midges (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae);Synthèse bibliographique: L'écologie larvaire des culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Biotechnology, Agronomy, Society and Environment

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 301-312

  Zimmer, Jean Yves ^a   Haubruge, Éric ^a   Francis, Frédéric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bluetongue; Control methods; Culicoides; Habitats; Larvae; Vectors; Viruses

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902288861     PISSN: 13706233     EISSN: 17804507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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