Effects of Immersion in Water on Survival of Preimaginal Stages of Haematobia irritans (Diptera: Muscidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 27-31

  Jones, Stanley R ^a   Kunz, Sidney E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Haematobia irritans; Immersion; Preimaginal stages; Survival

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; HAEMATOBIA IRRITANS; MUSCIDAE;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; MUSCIDAE; TIME;

ANIMALS; MUSCIDAE; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

EID: 0029678156     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.1.27     Document Type: Article

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