Efficacy of tail-tag decoys impregnated with pheromone and acaricide for control of bont ticks on cattle

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 791, Issue , 1996, Pages 85-93

  Allan, S A ^a   Norval, R A I ^a   Sonenshine, D E ^b   Burridge, M J ^a  

^a University of Florida   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; CIPERMETHRIN; CYFLUTHRIN; FLUMETHRIN; PHEROMONE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; INFESTATION; INSECT CONTROL; NONHUMAN; TICK;

EID: 0029781309     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1996.tb53514.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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