Effect of Abamectin Mixed with Mineral Oil on the Sweetpotato Whitefly (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 349-353

  Horowitz, A R ^a   Mendelson, Z ^a   Ishaaya, I ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abamectin; Bemisia tabaci; Cotton; Mineral oil; Residual toxicity

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ALEYRODIDAE; ARANEAE; BEMISIA TABACI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEMIPTERA; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 0005158690     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.2.349     Document Type: Article

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