Mortality and behaviour of two stored-product insect species during microwave irradiation

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 239-246

  Shayesteh, N ^a   Barthakur, N N ^b  

^a Faculty of Agriculture   (Iran)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

microwaves; mortality; Plodia interpunctella; target theory; Tribolium confusum

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030186213     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-474X(96)00016-1     Document Type: Article

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