The prospects for biological control of the free-living stages of nematode parasites of livestock

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 26, Issue 8-9, 1996, Pages 915-925

  Waller, Peter J ^a   Faedo, Margaret ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

animal parasites; bacteria; biological control; dung beetles; earthworms; fungi; microarthropods; protozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

ANTHELMINTIC ACTIVITY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CATTLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; EARTHWORM; FUNGUS; INFECTION CONTROL; NEMATODIASIS; NONHUMAN; PROTOZOON; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROBOTRYS; ARTHROPODA; BOS TAURUS; COLEOPTERA; DUDDINGTONIA FLAGRANS; FUNGI; PHERETIMA SIEBOLDI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 0030221550     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)80064-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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