Suppression of the blowfly Lucilia sericata using odour-baited triflumuron-impregnated targets

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 430-437

  Smith, K E ^a   Wall, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blow fly; Control; Ectoparasite; Lucilia sericata; Myiasis; Odour baited targets; Suppression; Triflumuron; U.K.

Indexed keywords

BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; TRIFLUMURON;

BAIT; INSECT; METHODOLOGY; OLFACTORY CUE; PASTURE; PEST CONTROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FLY; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; ODOR;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; DIPTERA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; ODORS;

ANIMALIA; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; INSECTA; LUCILIA SERICATA; OVIS ARIES; SERICATA;

EID: 0032190854     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2915.1998.00134.x     Document Type: Article

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