Field experiments on the control of Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus by Toxorhynchites rutilus rutilus (Diptera: Culicidae) [Biological mosquito control]

Production of adult A. aegypti and C. quinquefasciatus mosquitoes was monitored for 76 days in automobile tires, plastic buckets, and paint cans, to which 1 or 2 first-instar larvae of Toxorhynchites rutilus rutilus were added ca. every 10 days. The containers were located on residential blocks with...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of medical entomology 1982-05, Vol.19 (3), p.336-339
Hauptverfasser:	Focks, D A, Sackett, S R, Bailey, D L
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aedes - growth & development Aedes aegypti Animals Culex - growth & development Culex quinquefasciatus Diptera - physiology Mosquito Control - methods Predatory Behavior Toxorhynchites rutilus rutilus
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