| aquatic vegetation and their natural hospitability to the immatures of mansonia mosquitos, the vectors of brugia malayi in shertallai, kerala, india. | prevalence of various aquatic vegetation and their role in supporting vector breeding were studied by drawing plant samples from natural fresh water habitats in shertallai region which is endemic for brugia malayi. as many as 30 aquatic plant species were identified in addition to the most abundant and preferred host plants such as pistia stratiotes, salvinia molesta and eichhornia crassipes which are of major concern due to their contribution for vector proliferation. fallow lands and paddy fie ... | 1994 | 7667728 |