Impact of a semiochemical insecticide (Slam®) on abundance of beneficial insects in corn

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 31-38

  Hoffmann, W C ^a   Coppedge, J R ^a   Lingren, P S ^a   Chandler, L D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; COCCINELLIDAE; DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA ZEAE; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ORIUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034016865     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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