Efficacy of solid formulations of emamectin benzoate at controlling lepidopterous pests

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 434-449

  Jansson, Richard K ^a   Peterson, Robert F ^a   Halliday, W Ross ^b   Mookerjee, Pradip K ^a   Dybas, Richard A ^a  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Ricerca Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Avermectin; emamectin benzoate; formulation; residual efficacy

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; KEIFERIA; KEIFERIA LYCOPERSICELLA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; ZEA;

EID: 0029911090     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495594     Document Type: Article

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