Reduced agent-area treatments (RAAT) for management of rangeland grasshoppers: Efficacy and economics under operational conditions

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 29-42

  Lockwood, Jeffrey A ^a   Schell, Scott P ^a   Foster, R Nelson ^b   Reuter, Chris ^b   Rachadi, Tahar ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

Acrididae; Barrier Treatment; Economics; Interval Swathing; Non target Organisms

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; GRASSHOPPER; RANGELAND;

UNITED STATES;

ACRIDIDAE; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0034018705     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: 13665863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096708700227552     Document Type: Article

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