Diversity and effect of the microbial community of aging horse manure on stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans) fitness

Doctor of Philosophy === Department of Entomology === Ludek Zurek === Stable flies (Stomoxys calcitrans L.) are blood-feeding insects with a great negative impact on livestock resulting in annual losses around $2 billion in the USA alone. One of the main reasons for such an impact is because stable...

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Main Author: Albuquerque, Thais Aguiar De
Language:en_US
Published: Kansas State University 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2097/14191