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Pyrethrum Resistance conferred by Resistance to DDT in the Blue Tick

Nature volume 184, pages 378–379 (1959)Cite this article

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IN a general investigation of the effectiveness of pyrethrum formulations for the control of a variety of species of cattle ticks in South Africa, a laboratory study of the effect of pyrethrum on the blue tick, Boophilus decoloratus Koch, was undertaken.

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WHITEHEAD, G. Pyrethrum Resistance conferred by Resistance to DDT in the Blue Tick. Nature 184, 378–379 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1038/184378a0

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