| Description |
285 pages : illustrations |
| Contents |
1. Introduction to mosquitoes (Culicidae) -- 2. Anopheline mosquitoes (Anophelinae) -- 3. Culicine mosquitoes (Culicinae) -- 4. Black-flies (Simuliidae) -- 5. Phlebotomine sand-flies (Phlebotominae) -- 6. Biting midges (Ceratopogonidae) -- 7. Horse-flies (Tabanidae) -- 8. Tsetse-flies (Glossinidae) -- 9. House-flies and stable-flies (Muscidae) and latrine-flies (Fanniidae) -- 10. Flies and myiasis -- 11. Fleas (Siphonaptera) -- 12. Lice (Anoplura) -- 13. Bedbugs (Cimicidae) -- 14. Triatomine bugs (Triatominae) -- 15. Cockroaches (Blattaria) -- 16. Soft ticks (Argasidae) -- 17. Hard ticks (Ixodidae) -- 18. Scabies mites (Sarcoptidae) -- 19. Scrub typhus mites (Trombiculidae) -- 20. Miscellaneous mites -- App. Names of some chemical and microbials used in vector control |
| Summary |
"Medically important arthropods concern students of subjects as varied as tropical medicine, parasitology, entomology and pest control. This textbook provides essential reading for physicians, nurses, health officials and community health workers, and is recommended for both students and teachers of medical entomology courses."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Entomology.
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Insects as carriers of disease.
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| LC no. |
2004040659 |
| ISBN |
052154775X pb |
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