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WHILE the modified Mules operation1 greatly assists in reducing the incidence of fly strike of sheep in Australia, chemicals also have an important role in sheep blowfly prevention and control. In agreement with other sheep-raising countries, dieldrin and aldrin have been widely used here for the past three years for the prevention of attack by sheep blowflies.
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SHANAHAN, G. Resistance to Dieldrin in Lucilia cuprina Wied., the Australian Sheep Blowfly. Nature 181, 860–861 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/181860a0
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