Factors influencing aerial insecticide application to forests

Integrated Pest Management Reviews

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-10

  Payne, Nicholas J ^a  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerial application; Efficacy; Environmental impact; Forestry; Insecticides

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FOREST; INSECTICIDE; PEST CONTROL; SPRAY;

EID: 0033934768     PISSN: 13535226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009661505372     Document Type: Article

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