Salinity-tolerant larvae of mosquito vectors in the tropical coast of Jaffna, Sri Lanka and the effect of salinity on the toxicity of <it>Bacillus thuringiensis</it> to <it>Aedes aegypti</it> larvae

Salinity-tolerant larvae of mosquito vectors in the tropical coast of Jaffna, Sri Lanka and the effect of salinity on the toxicity of <it>Bacillus thuringiensis</it> to <it>Aedes aegypti</it> larvae

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Dengue, chikungunya, malaria, filariasis and Japanese encephalitis are common mosquito-borne diseases endemic to Sri Lanka. <it>Aedes aegypti</it> and <it>Aedes albopictus</it>, the major vectors of dengue, we...

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Main Authors: Jude Pavilupillai J, Tharmasegaram Tharmatha, Sivasubramaniyam Gobika, Senthilnanthanan Meena, Kannathasan Selvam, Raveendran Selvarajah, Ramasamy Ranjan, Surendran Sinnathamby N
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
<it>Aedes aegypti</it>
<it>Bacillus thuringiensis</it>
Dengue
Jaffna
Mosquito vectors
Salinity
Sri Lanka
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