A TECHNIQUE FOR INITIATING CUTANEOUS MYIASIS (FLYSTRIKE) ON SHEEP

Authors
STEINER EC HARRINGTON SA WATSON KV MONZU N
Citation
Ec. Steiner et al., A TECHNIQUE FOR INITIATING CUTANEOUS MYIASIS (FLYSTRIKE) ON SHEEP, Bulletin of entomological research, 84(1), 1994, pp. 115-118
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Bulletin of entomological research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00074853
Volume
84
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
115 - 118
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-4853(1994)84:1<115:ATFICM>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
A technique for initiating artificial strikes on sheep using eggs or l arvae of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) under co ntrolled conditions is described. A liver based implant provides prote in for initial larval development. The technique has been found to pro duce viable strikes more reliably than other currently-used methods fo r the purpose of screening insecticides in controlled experiments.