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Rearing Larvae of the Avian Nest Parasite, Philornis downsi (Diptera: Muscidae), on Chicken Blood-Based Diets

Captive rearing of insect pests is necessary to understand their biology and to develop control methods. The avian nest fly, Philornis downsi Dodge and Aitken, is a blood-sucking parasite during its larval stage and a serious threat to endemic birds in the Galapagos Islands where it is considered in...

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Autores principales: Lahuatte, Paola F., Lincango, M. P., Heimpel, G. E., Causton, C. E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4973507/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27493240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iew064