The lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus: Field trials for control in a broiler house with insect growth regulators and pyrethroids

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-97

  Weaver, Joseph E ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphitobius diaperinus; Benzoylurea; Coleoptera; Insect growth regulator; Lesser mealworm; Poultry; Pyrethroid; Tenebrionidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001878833     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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