Septic tanks as larval habitats for the mosquitoes <i>Aedes aegypti</i> and <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> in Playa‐Playita, Puerto Rico

Burke, Robin; Barrera, Roberto; N Lewis, Meghan; A. Kluchinsky, Timothy; M. Claborn, D.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00864.x

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Septic tanks as larval habitats for the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Culex quinquefasciatus in Playa‐Playita, Puerto Rico

Published in Medical and Veterinary Entomology • Mar 31, 2010

Authors:

Robin Burke

Roberto Barrera

Meghan N Lewis

Abstract

Adult Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) were previously recovered from emergence traps on septic tanks in southeastern Puerto Rico. In this study we quantified immature mosquito abundance and its relationship with structural variables of the septic tanks and chemical properties of the wa...

Subject

Septic tank

Aedes aegypti

Biology

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