Arthropods in litter of poultry (Broiler Chicken and Turkey) houses

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 81-91

  Rueda, L M ^a,b   Axtell, R C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Arthropod fauna; Insecta; Poultry litter

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003010109     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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