Molluscicidal activity of pergularia tomentosa (l.), methomyl and methiocarb, against land snails

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 211-213

  Hussein, Hamdy I ^a   Al Rajhy, D ^a   Shahawi, Fikry I El ^a   Hashem, S M ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cardenolides; Ferussac; Land Snails; Methiocarb; Methomyl; Monacha obstructa; Natural molluscicides; Pergularia Tomentosa

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; SNAIL;

GASTROPODA; MONACHA OBSTRUCTA;

EID: 0032752048     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096708799227815     Document Type: Article

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