Control of blowfly strike in sheep: Current strategies and future prospects

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 261-273

  Tellam, R L ^a,b   Bowles, V M ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

blowfly strike; control; insecticides; Lucilia cuprina; resistance; vaccine

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; VACCINE;

AUSTRALIA; ECTOPARASITE; FUTUROLOGY; INFECTION CONTROL; NONHUMAN; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW; SHEEP; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; ANTIGENS; DIPTERA; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MALE; MYIASIS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; VACCINATION;

CALLIPHORIDAE; LUCILIA CUPRINA; LUCILIA SERICATA; OVIS ARIES; SERICATA; DIPTERA; OVIES ARIES;

BLOWFLY STRIKE; PEST CONTROL; SHEEP;

EID: 0030613340     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7519(96)00174-9     Document Type: Review

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