Variation in Aedes aegypti(Diptera: Culicidae) container productivity in a slum and a suburban district of Rio de Janeiro during dry and wet seasons

Seasonal variation in container productivity and infestation levels by Aedes aegypti were evaluated in two areas with distinct levels of urbanization degrees in Rio de Janeiro, a slum and a suburban neighborhood. The four most productive containers can generate up to 90% of total pupae. Large and op...

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Main Authors: Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas, William A Marques, Roberto C Peres, Sérgio P Cunha, Ricardo Lourenço-de-Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2007-06-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762007000400010