Open accessthe ecological, economic and public health impacts of nuisance chironomids and their potential as aquatic invaders

Aquatic Invasions

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-15

  Failla, Andrew J ^a   Vasquez, Adrian A ^a   Fujimoto, Masanori ^a   Ram, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural pest; Allergen; Chironomidae; Disease vector; Nuisance; Swarms

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHIRONOMIDAE; VIBRIO CHOLERAE;

EID: 84921873807     PISSN: 17986540     EISSN: 18185487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3391/ai.2015.10.1.01     Document Type: Review

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