Determining a diagnostic dose for imidacloprid susceptibility testing of field-collected isolates of cat fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 631-636

  Rust, M K ^a   Denholm, I ^b   Dryden, M W ^c   Payne, P ^c   Blagburn, B L ^d   Jacobs, D E ^e   Mencke, N ^f   Schroeder, I ^f   Vaughn, M ^g   Mehlhorn, H ^h   Hinkle, N C ⁱ   Williamson, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^f BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^g BAYER CORPORATION   (United States)

^h HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat fleas; Ctenocephalides felis; Imidacloprid; Insecticide resistance; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; MAMMALIA; PULICIDAE;

EID: 22844432040     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.4.631     Document Type: Article

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