Evaluation of household bleach as an ovicide for the control of aedes aegypti

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 77-84

  Mackay, Andrew J ^a,b   Amador, Manuel ^a   Felix, Gilberto ^a   Acevedo, Veronica ^a   Barrera, Roberto ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (Puerto Rico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; control; dengue; ovicide; sodium hypochlorite; vector

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI;

HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; INSECTICIDE; PLASTIC; RUBBER; SILICATE; SILICON DIOXIDE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOSQUITO; OOCYTE; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENT; INSECTICIDES; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVUM; PLASTICS; RUBBER; SILICATES; SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84925423991     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/14-6427R.1     Document Type: Article

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