Development of a larval bioassay for susceptibility of cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) to imidacloprid

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 671-674

  Rust, M K ^a   Waggoner, M ^a   Hinkle, N C ^a,b   Mencke, N ^c   Hansen, O ^c   Vaughn, M ^d   Dryden, M W ^e   Payne, P ^e   Blagburn, B L ^f   Jacobs, D E ^g   Bach, T ^c   Bledsoe, D ^d   Hopkins, T ^h   Mehlhorn, H ⁱ   Denholm, I ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c BAYER AG   (Germany)

^d BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

^e KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^h Bayer Australia Ltd   (Australia)

ⁱ HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^j ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

Cat flea; Ctenocephalides felis felis; Flea eggs; Imidacloprid; Larval bioassay

Indexed keywords

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

ACETONE; DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; SOLVENT; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CAT; DRUG EFFECT; FLEA; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; OOCYTE; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT;

ACETONE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CATS; FLEAS; HEXANES; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; METHYLENE CHLORIDE; OVUM; PLANTS; SOLVENTS; WATER;

EID: 0036633560     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.4.671     Document Type: Article

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