Development, validation and use of a simulation model to deliver national predictions of ovine cutaneous myiasis risk in the British Isles

Area-Wide Control of Insect Pests: From Research to Field Implementation

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 247-255

  Wall, R ^a   Pitts, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blowfly; Disease incidence; Forecast; Lucilia sericata; Model; Ovine cutaneous myiasis; Simulation; Strike; Weather; Web site

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549105086     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6059-5_23     Document Type: Chapter

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