Aerial spray trials against brown locust (Locustana pardalina, Walker) nymphs in South Africa using oil-based formulations of Metarhizium flavoviride

Crop Protection

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-351

  Price, R E ^a   Bateman, R P ^b   Brown, H D ^a   Butler, E T ^a   Muller E J ^a  

^a PLANT PROTECTION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (South Africa)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerial ULV application; Brown locust; Field trials; Locustaria pardalina; Metarhizium flavoviride; Oil based formulations; South Africa

Indexed keywords

AERIAL SPRAYING; BROWN LOCUST; CHEMICAL CONTROL;

SOUTH AFRICA;

ACRIDIDAE; LOCUSTANA PARDALINA; METARHIZIUM FLAVOVIRIDE; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0030870361     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(96)00114-7     Document Type: Article

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