Control of the Rocky Mountain wood tick, <i>Dermacentor andersoni</i> Stiles (Acarina: Ixodidae), with ground sprays of Dieldrin and Heptachlor

Authors

  • L. Colin Curtis Entomology Laboratory Research Branch Canada Department of Agriculture Kamloops, B.C.

Keywords:

Rocky Mountain wood tick, insecticide, <i>Dermacentor andersoni</i> Stiles, Acarina, Ixodidae)

Abstract

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2019-08-20

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Vol. 56 (1959): Proceedings of the Entomological Society of British Columbia

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