Influence of citronella and chlorpyrifos on Chrysomya megacephala (Fabricius) and Chrysomya rufifacies (Macquart) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) infesting rabbit carcasses

Influence of citronella and chlorpyrifos on oviposition and duration for completing life cycles for Chrysomya megacephala and Chrysomya rufifacies infesting decomposing rabbit carcasses was studied. Male rabbit carcasses (n = 12) were equally divided into control, citronella-and chlorpyrifos-treated...

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Main Authors: Denis, C. I. (Author), Nordin, N. H. (Author), Azman, A. R. (Author), Abdul Wahab, R. (Author), Ismail, D. (Author), Omar, B. (Author), Mahat, N. A. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society for Parasitology, 2018-09.
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