Profile of Prof Richard Wall
My research focuses on arthropod ectoparasites and vectors of veterinary importance, particularly ticks, lice, mange mites and flies. This work ranges widely from fundamental studies of taxonomy and physiology, through to field population ecology and farm-level investigations of the application of sustainable control technologies. I also have long-standing interests in the impacts of the parasiticide treatments given to livestock on dung colonisation and decomposition by insects.