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A technique for initiating cutaneous myiasis (flystrike) on sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

E.C. Steiner ,
S.A. Harrington ,
K.V. Watson  and
N. Monzu
E.C. Steiner*
Affiliation:
Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth, Australia
S.A. Harrington
Affiliation:
Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth, Australia
K.V. Watson
Affiliation:
Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth, Australia
N. Monzu
Affiliation:
Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Perth, Australia
*
E.C. Steiner, Entomology Branch, Western Australian Department of Agriculture, Baron Hay Court, South Perth WA. 6151.
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Abstract

A technique for initiating artificial strikes on sheep using eggs or larvae of Lucilia cuprina (Wiedemann) (Diptera: Calliphoridae) under controlled conditions is described. A liver based implant provides protein for initial larval development. The technique has been found to produce viable strikes more reliably than other currently-used methods for the purpose of screening insecticides in controlled experiments.

Type
Original Articles
Information
Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 84 , Issue 1 , March 1994 , pp. 115 - 118
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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