Cocoa Pod (Theobroma Caco) - A Potential Breeding Habitat of Aedes albopictus in Dengue-Sensitive Kerala State, India

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2004

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

323-325

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - J. Hiriyan, B. K. Tyagi

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Abstract

Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse), a potential dengue vector, particularly in the foot-hillareas of the Westem Ghat region of Kerala State has been found breeding for the first time in cocoa pods(Theobroma cacao) in India. Breeding in cocoa pods is considered an opportunistic adaptive behavior...

Notes

Author(s) - J. Hiriyan, B. K. Tyagi