First report of permethrin-resistant Boophilus microplus (Acari: Ixodidae) collected within the United States

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 308-315

  Miller, Robert J ^a   Davey, Ronald B ^a   George, John E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Permethrin; Pesticide resistance; Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BOOPHILUS; BOOPHILUS MICROPLUS; BOS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RHIPICEPHALUS;

EID: 34247549296     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/44.2.308     Document Type: Article

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