An evaluation of the residual activity of traditional, safe, and biological insecticides against the gypsy moth

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 286-292

  Webb, Ralph E ^a   Peiffer, Randy ^b   Fuester, Roger W ^c   Thorpe, Kevin W ^a   Calabrese, Louis ^b   McLaughlin, Joseph M ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b DELAWARE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c USDA ARS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MOTH; PEST CONTROL;

LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE;

EID: 0032226643     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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