Rearing of Triatoma infestans Klug (Het., Reduviidae) in the absence of a live host. II. Egg yolk as a diet supplement

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 541-547

  Nunez J A ^a   Insausti, T C ^a   Lazzari, C R ^a,b  

^a Fac de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; REDUVIIDAE; TRIATOMA INFESTANS;

EID: 0030467573     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1996.tb01649.x     Document Type: Article

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