Effect of repeated spinosad treatments on cattle against Boophilus annulatus under South Texas field conditions

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 245-255

  Davey, Ronald B ^a   Miller, J Allen ^a   George, John E ^a   Snyder, Daniel E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS ANNULATUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 29744455320     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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