Impact of food source on survival of red flour beetles and confused flour beetles (coleoptera: tenebrionidae) exposed to diatomaceous earth

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1347-1356

  Arthur, Frank H ^a  

^a GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Confused flour beetle; Diatomaceous earth; Exposure; Red flour beetle; Survival

Indexed keywords

INFUSORIAL EARTH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; INSECT CONTROL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0034241890     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-93.4.1347     Document Type: Article

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