Use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Shredded Waste Polystyrene (SWAP) Beads for Control of Mosquitoes

Use of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) and Shredded Waste Polystyrene (SWAP) Beads for Control of Mosquitoes

Background: Mosquitoes transmit several diseases to human. There are several measures for control of larvae. As part of Integrated Vector Management (IVM) program, the utility of floating layers of polystyrene beads (EPS) is a po­ten­tial alternative in habitats of mosquito larva. EPS beads prevent...

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Main Authors: A Soltani, H Vatandoost, H Jabbari, AR Mesdaghinia, AH Mahvi, M Younesian, AA Hanafi-Bojd, S Bozorgzadeh, MR Abai, A Pakari, H Shabkhiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2008-12-01
Series:Journal of Arthropod-Borne Diseases
Subjects:
Polystyrene beads
Mosquitoes
Anopheles stephensi
Culex quinquefasciatus
Iran
Online Access:https://jad.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jad/article/view/33

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