Development of a novel soluble granule formulation of emamectin benzoate for control of lepidopterous pests

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 425-443

  Jansson, Richard K ^a,b   Peterson, Robert F ^a,c   Mookerjee, Pradip K ^a,c   Halliday, W Ross ^a,d   Argentine, Joseph A ^a,d   Dybas, Richard A ^a,c  

^a MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b ROHM AND HAAS COMPANY   (United States)

^c Lonza Inc USA   (United States)

^d Ricerca Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Avermectin; Emamectin benzoate; Formulation; Residual efficacy

Indexed keywords

EMAMECTIN BENZOATE; INSECTICIDE FORMULATION; PEST CONTROL;

APIUM GRAVEOLENS VAR. DULCE; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; HELIOTHIS; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENE; HELIOTHIS VIRESCENS; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; NOCTUIDAE; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; SPODOPTERA ERIDANIA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 0031463966     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495607     Document Type: Article

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