Clinical efficacy of teflubenzuron (Calicide®) for the treatment of Lepeophtheirus salmonis infestations of farmed Atlantic salmon Salmo salar at low water temperatures

Diseases of Aquatic Organisms

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 101-106

  Ritchie, Gordon ^a   Ronsberg S S ^a   Hoff, K A ^a   Branson, E J ^a  

^a NUTRECO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Lepeophtheirus salmonis; Sea lice; Teflubenzuron

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; PARASITE INFESTATION; SALMONID; WATER TEMPERATURE;

LEPEOPHTHEIRUS; LEPEOPHTHEIRUS SALMONIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SALMO; SALMO SALAR; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 0037194849     PISSN: 01775103     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/dao051101     Document Type: Article

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