Inhibition of immature Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) development in the immediate environment of cats treated with imidacloprid

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 228-230

  Jacobs, Dennis E ^a   Hutchinson, Melanie J ^a   Ewald Hamm, Dagmar ^a,b  

^a ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b BAYER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Control; Ctenocephalides felis; Ectoparasite; Imidacloprid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; PULICIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; FEMALE; FLEA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT CONTROL; MALE; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CATS; FEMALE; FLEAS; IMIDAZOLES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; MALE;

EID: 0034154992     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.2.228     Document Type: Article

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