Failure of famphur treatment of wapiti (Cervus canadiensis) to affect egg laying and embryogenesis in the winter tick, Dermacentor albipictus

Abstract

Madam:— In April, 1986, 12 wapiti (Cervus canadiensis) arrived in Auckland on a flight from Canada. Before departure the wapiti had been treated once with the pour-on organophosphate chemical, famphur. ^* This was intended to rid the animals of ectoparasites and to satisfy Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries requirements regarding the importation of livestock.

Notes

^*Warbex^(R)