Culex Pipiens Pipiens Mosquitoes: Taxonomy, Distribution, Ecology, Physiology, Genetics, Applied Importance and Control (Pensoft Series Parasitologica, 2) [Hardcover]

Alena B. Vinogradova (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9546421030 | ISBN-13: 978-9546421036 | Publication Date: August 10, 2000

A collection of work by the specialist on Culex mosquitoes, Dr Elena Vinogradova, representing a summary of the various aspects of Culex pipiens pipiens mosquitoes - a group which adversely influences many kinds of human activities in the northern and temperates zones. The culex pipiens pipiens mosquitoes is also of fundamental practical importance in general and veterinary medicine. The author pursues many objectives: first, to summarize and review thousands of papers on the subject found in numerous journals (Western and Russian) and to provide the reader with a fair orientation in particular questions; second, to make foreign colleagues familiar with the work done in the former Soviet Union and the present Commonwealth of Independent States on the study and control of mosquitoes; and third, to generally portray Culex pipiens pipiens mosquitoes based on the knowledge acquired by numerous natural and laboratory observations in bionomy, ecology, physiology and control. The book should be of use to specialist in mosquitoes and in humna and veterinary medicine, as well as to control and quarantine offices.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 250 pages
• Publisher: Pensoft Publishers (August 10, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9546421030
• ISBN-13: 978-9546421036
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,736,595 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)