Mosquitoes of public health importance and their control / Harry D. Pratt and Chester G. Moore.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Pratt, Harry D.

Contributor:

Moore, Chester G. (Chester Gunn)

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.). Public Health Practice Program Office

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mosquitoes--Control--United States.

Mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes--Control.

Insects as carriers of disease.

Mosquito Control.

Culicidae.

Insect Vectors.

United States.

Medical Subjects:

Mosquito Control.

Culicidae.

Insect Vectors.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Rev. 1993.

Other Title:

At head of title, opening screen: Self-study course 3013-G, vector-borne disease control

Vector-borne disease control

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Ga. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Practice Program Office, 1993.

Summary:

Consists of 6 Acrobat .pdf files, the result of scanning the 1993 revised version. Preceded by a cover sheet: Self-study course 3013-G, Vector-borne disease control : Mosquitoes of public health importance and their control. Part of the self-study course "Vector-Borne Disease Control" (SS3013), offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Practice Program Office, Division of Professional Development and Evaluation.

Contents:

Mosquitoes as disease vectors (p. 1-13)

General characteristics and life cycle of mosquitoes (p. 13-21)

Notes on important species of mosquitoes (22-44)

Mosquito surveys (44-57)

The Control of mosquitoes (58-73)

Public relations (p. 74-75)

Pictorial keys (p. 76-80)

References (p. 81-85).

Notes:

Title from title screen (viewed on Nov. 3, 2004).

"Prepared and printed 1960, revised 1969, revised 1976, revised 1977, reprinted 1988, revised 1992, revised 1993."

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

57382873