Effects of the veterinary anthelmintic moxidectin on the dung beetle survival and dung removal
Macrocyclic lactones (MLs) are chemical compounds administered to livestock for parasite control. These compounds are poorly metabolized and pass relatively unchanged into the dung of treated animals. When coprophagous insects such as dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) are exposed to ML residu...
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John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
2018
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