Efficacy of acaricidal tags and pour-on as prophylaxis against ticks and louping-ill in red grouse

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 389-393

  Laurenson, M K ^a,c   Hudson, P J ^a   McGuire, K ^b   Thirgood, S J ^c   Reid, H W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b MOREDUN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c GAME CONSERVANCY TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Ixodes ricinus; Lagopus; Louping ill; Red grouse; Ticks

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL TAG; LAMBDACYHALOTHRIN; LOUPING-ILL; PEST CONTROL; RED GROUSE;

ACARI; LAGOPUS LAGOPUS SCOTICUS;

EID: 0031254886     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.1997.tb00427.x     Document Type: Article

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