Toxicity and Histopathology of the Growth Regulator Pyriproxyfen to Adults and Eggs of the Cat Flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 670-679

  Meola, Roger ^a   Pullen, Susan ^a   Meola, Shirlee ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat flea; Control method; Histopathology; Pyriproxyfen; Reproduction; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MALPIGHIA; PULICIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

INSECTICIDE; JUVENILE HORMONE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIPROXYFEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; DOG; DRUG EFFECT; FAT BODY; FLEA; HAIR; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; FAT BODY; FLEAS; HAIR; INSECTICIDES; JUVENILE HORMONES; OVUM; PYRIDINES;

EID: 0030187237     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/33.4.670     Document Type: Article

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