Potential for integrating eleven agricultural insecticides with the predatory bug Pristhesancus plagipennis (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 584-589

  Grundy, Paul R ^a   Maelzer, Derek ^a   Collins, Patrick J ^b   Hassan, Erol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assassin bug; Biological control; Insecticides; Integrated pest management; Predators; Residues

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PREDATION; REDUVIIDAE; WEATHER;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REDUVIIDAE; WEATHER;

EID: 0034198952     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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