The effects of rainfall on trombiculid (Acarina:trombiculidae) larval populations in peninsular Malaysia.
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1977-06-01
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Studies of larval mite populations along transects, as measured with black plates, were conducted in forest and grassland habitats for a period of 67 weeks. Larvae of both Leptotrombidium (Leptotrombidium) deliense and L. (L.) fletcheri were influenced greatly by rainfall, with the larvae being abundant and easily collected during periods of heavy rainfall and difficult or impossible to collect during dry periods. Simulated rainfall maintained larval populations for longer periods during dry weather.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Gentry JW, Phang OW, Manikumaran C. The effects of rainfall on trombiculid (Acarina:trombiculidae) larval populations in peninsular Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1977 Jun; 8(2): 217-20