Resistance to insect growth regulator insecticides in populations of sheep lice as assessed by a moulting disruption assay

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 326-330

  James, P J ^a   Cramp, A P ^a   Hook, S E ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bovicola ovis; Diflubenzuron; Phthiraptera; Resistance; Triflumuron

Indexed keywords

BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; DIFLUBENZURON; INSECTICIDE; TRIFLUMURON;

BIOASSAY; INSECT; INSECTICIDE; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; DRUG EFFECT; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LOUSE; MOLTING; NYMPH; PEDICULOSIS;

ANIMALS; BENZAMIDES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DIFLUBENZURON; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LICE; LICE INFESTATIONS; MOLTING; NYMPH;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

BOVICOLA OVIS; HEXAPODA; OVIS ARIES; PHTHIRAPTERA; TRICHODECTIDAE;

EID: 56549093016     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2008.00753.x     Document Type: Article

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