Effect of Diflubenzuron on Nontarget Canopy Arthropods in Closed, Deciduous Watersheds in a Central Appalachian Forest

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 784-794

  Butler, Linda ^a   Chrislip, Gregory A ^a   Kondo, Vicki A ^a   Townsend, Edwin C ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy arthropods; Diflubenzuron; Gypsy moth; Microlepidopteran abundance; Microlepidopteran diversity; Nontarget effects

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; CARABIDAE; COLEOPTERA; GRYLLACRIDIDAE; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; MACROLEPIDOPTERA; MICROLEPIDOPTERA; PHLAEOTHRIPIDAE; PSOCOPTERA;

EID: 0000449268     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.3.784     Document Type: Article

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