Mitlcide bioassays with spider mites (Acari: Tetranychidae): Effect of test design and sample size on the precision of lethal concentration estimates

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 483-494

  Kabir, K H ^a,b   Chapman, R B ^a   Penman, D R ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Panonychus ulmi; Petri dish bioassay; Precision; Propargite; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; BIOASSAY; LETHAL CONCENTRATION; PROPARGITE; SPIDER MITE;

ACARI; PANONYCHUS ULMI; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 0030303465     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00048281     Document Type: Article

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