Preliminary investigations of Aphodius species activity in cattle faeces treated with ivermectin

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 139-142

  Finnegan, Patricia M ^a   Flanagan, Declan P ^a   Gormally, Michael J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Aphodius prodromus; Aphodius sphacelatus; Dung Beetle activity; Ivermectin; Pilobolus

Indexed keywords

CATTLE FAECES; DUNG BEETLE; IVERMECTIN; SPORANGIA;

ANIMALIA; APHODIUS; APHODIUS PRODROMUS; APHODIUS SPHACELATUS; BOS TAURUS; BOVINAE; COLEOPTERA; MUCORALES; PILOBOLUS; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 0031126832     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00303.x     Document Type: Article

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