Variability in the reproductive performance of beneficial insects in standard laboratory toxicity assays - Implications for hazard classification of pesticides

Annals of Applied Biology

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 437-451

  Schmuck, R ^a   Mager, H ^a   Kunast, Ch ^b   Bock, K D ^c   Storck Weyhermuller S ^d  

^a BAYER AG   (Germany)

^b BASF SE   (Germany)

^c SANOFI   (France)

^d Product Development   (Germany)

Author keywords

beneficial insects; hazard classification; Pesticide; sublethal effects

Indexed keywords

ANTHOCORIDAE; APHIDIINAE; APHIDIUS RHOPALOSIPHI; CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA; CHRYSOPIDAE; COCCINELLA SEPTEMPUNCTATA; COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; NEUROPTERA; ORIUS; ORIUS INSIDIOUS; TRICHOGRAMMA CACOECIAE; TRICHOGRAMMATIDAE; ALEOCHARA BILINEATA; APHIDIIDAE; CHRYSOPERIA CARNEA; ORIUS INSIDIOSUS; STAPHYLINIDAE; TRICHOGRAMMA;

HAZARD CLASSIFICATION; PESTICIDE; REPRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030299258     PISSN: 00034746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7348.1996.tb07105.x     Document Type: Article

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