Diatomaceous earth to control Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) in stored barley in farm granaries

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 247-258

  Fields, Paul G ^a   Korunic, Zlatko ^b  

^a Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

^b Hedley Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; GRAIN CROP; PEST CONTROL; STORAGE;

COLEOPTERA; CRYPTOLESTES FERRUGINEUS; CUCUJIDAE; HORDEUM VULGARE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 0034064989     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent132247-2     Document Type: Article

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