The potential for control of the blowfly Lucilia sericata using odour-baited targets

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 335-341

  Wall, R ^a   Smith, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blowfly; Control; Lucilia sericata; Model; Myiasis; Odour bait; Sterilization; Target

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; ODOUR-BAITED TARGET; SHEEP BLOWFLY;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; LUCILIA SERICATA;

EID: 0031254885     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00419.x     Document Type: Article

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