Toxicity of selected insecticides to several life stages of Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 130, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 187-194

  Hilton, S A ^a   Tolman, J H ^a   Mac Arthur, D C ^a   Harris, C R ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; INSECTICIDE; LIFE STAGE; TOXICITY;

CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0031813324     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent130187-2     Document Type: Article

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