Insecticide susceptibilities of cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) from several regions of the United States

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 742-746

  Bossard, Robert L ^a   Dryden, Michael W ^a   Broce, Alberto B ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Colonization; Ctenocephalides felis; Insecticide resistance; Multiple resistance; Tolerance

Indexed keywords

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

CARBARIL; CHLORPYRIFOS; INSECTICIDE; MALATHION; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CAT; DRUG EFFECT; FLEA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CARBARYL; CATS; CHLORPYRIFOS; FLEAS; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; PERMETHRIN; PYRETHRINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036725279     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.5.742     Document Type: Article

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