Effect of pyriproxyfen in the blood diet of cat fleas on adult survival, egg viability, and larval development

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 503-506

  Meola, Roger ^a   Meier, Kristin ^a   Dean, Susan ^a   Bhaskaran, Govindan ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat fleas; Ctenocephalides felis; Ovisterilant and larvicidal toxicity; Pyriproxyfen ingestion

Indexed keywords

JUVENILE HORMONE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE; PYRIPROXYFEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CAT; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; FLEA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; OOCYTE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD; CATS; CATTLE; FLEAS; JUVENILE HORMONES; LARVA; OVUM; PYRIDINES;

EID: 0034222678     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-37.4.503     Document Type: Article

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