Comparative efficiency of six stable fly (Diptera: Muscidae) traps

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1415-1419

  Taylor, David B ^a   Berkebile, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Broce trap; Nzi trap; Olson trap; Stable fly; Traps

Indexed keywords

DIPTERA; MUSCIDAE; STOMOXYS CALCITRANS;

EID: 33750442157     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.4.1415     Document Type: Article

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