Evaluation of BG-sentinel trap as a management tool to reduce aedes albopictus nuisance in an urban environment in Italy

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 16-25

  Englbrecht, Christian ^a   Gordon, Scott ^b   Venturelli, Claudio ^c   Rose, Andreas ^b   Geier, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b Biogents AG   (Germany)

^c Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus; BG Sentinel mosquito trap; Culicidae; mosquito control; nuisance reduction

Indexed keywords

AEDES ALBOPICTUS; ARTHROPODA; CULICIDAE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; CITY; EVALUATION STUDY; ITALY; MOSQUITO; PROCEDURES;

AEDES; ANIMALS; CITIES; ITALY; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 84925387409     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/14-6444.1     Document Type: Article

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