Factors favoring houseplant container infestation with Aedes aegypti larvae in Marília, São Paulo, Brazil

Factors favoring houseplant container infestation with Aedes aegypti larvae in Marília, São Paulo, Brazil

Since reinvasion of São Paulo State by the Aedes aegypti (L.) mosquito in 1985, flower pots and vases have been important larval habitats despite educational messages focusing on their control. The objectives of this study were to characterize flower pots and vases as larval habitats with respect to...

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Main Authors: M. L. G. Macoris, C. A. B. Mazine, M. T. M. Andrighetti, S. Yasumaro, M. E. Silva, M. J. Nelson, P. J. Winch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 1997-04-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Online Access:http://www.scielosp.org/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1020-49891997000400004&lng=en&tlng=en

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