An Alternative Source of Blood Protein for Screwworm (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Larval Diet

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1397-1400

  Chaudhury, M F ^a   Alvarez, L Alfredo ^a   Welch, J B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochliomyia hominivorax; Diet; Mass rearing; Spray dried animal blood

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; CALLIPHORIDAE; COCHLIOMYIA HOMINIVORAX; DIPTERA;

PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FLY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; CATTLE; DIPTERA; FEMALE; LARVA;

EID: 0032254083     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.6.1397     Document Type: Article

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