Toxicity of Carbonyl Sulfide to Stored Product Insects

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 832-836

  Zettler, J Larry ^a   Leesch, J G ^a   Gill, Richard F ^a   Mackey, Bruce E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coleoptera; Dried fruits and nuts; Fumigant; Lepidoptera; Pest control; Postharvest

Indexed keywords

AMYELOIS; AMYELOIS TRANSITELLA; CARPOPHILUS HEMIPTERUS; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LASIODERMA SERRICORNE; LEPIDOPTERA; ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0001686392     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.3.832     Document Type: Article

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