Effects of granular carbaryl application on sympatric populations of Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae) nymphs

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 121-125

  Schulze, Terry L ^a   Jordan, Robert A ^b,c   Hung, Robert W ^b  

^a New Jersey Dept Hlth and Sr Serv   (United States)

^b Freehold Area Health Department   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaricides; Amblyomma americanum; Control; Ixodes scapularis; Lyme disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012671973     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.1.121     Document Type: Article

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