A Potter spray tower bioassay of two petroleum spray oils against adult female Panonychus ulmi (Koch) and Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 553-558

  Herron, G A ^a   Beattie, G A C ^b   Kallianpur, A ^b   Barchia, I ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Petroleum spray oil; Potter spray tower; Tetranychidae

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MITE; PETROLEUM;

AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; PANONYCHUS ULMI; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 0031656692     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006033706589     Document Type: Article

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