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External parasites of poultry: Tests indicate malathion may prove to be effective control for common external parasites of poultry
Authors
Deane P. FurmanLloyd E. Vincent
W. Stanley Coates
Authors Affiliations
Deane P. Furman is Associate Professor of Parasitology, University of California, Berkeley; Lloyd E. Vincent is Principal Laboratory Technician, University of California, Berkeley; W. Stanley Coates is Farm Advisor, Alameda County, University of California.Publication Information
Hilgardia 9(1):13-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n01p13. January 1955.
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Abstract
External parasites most commonly infesting poultry in California include the northern fowl mite, the common poultry mite, several kinds of lice—and the chicken tick, which is often called the blue-bug in spite of the fact that it is a true tick.
Furman D, Vincent L, Coates W. 1955. External parasites of poultry: Tests indicate malathion may prove to be effective control for common external parasites of poultry. Hilgardia 9(1):13-13. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n01p13
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