Effects of the insect growth regulator difluibenzuron on insect emergence within littoral enclosures

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-24

  Liber, Karsten ^a   Schmude, Kurt L ^a   Corry, Timothy D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chironomidae; Diflubenzuron; Emergence inhibition; Littoral enclosures

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030499067     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.1.17     Document Type: Article

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