Dispersal of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in an urban endemic dengue area in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Experimental releases of female Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti and Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus were performed in August and September 1999, in an urban area of Nova Iguaçu, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to estimate their flight range in a circular area of 1,600 m where 1,472 ovitraps were set. Releas...

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Main Authors: Nildimar Alves Honório, Wellington da Costa Silva, Paulo José Leite, Jaylei Monteiro Gonçalves, Leon Philip Lounibos, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2003-03-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000200005