Insecticide susceptibility in Coptotermes formosanus and Reticulitermes virginicus (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1217-1228

  Osbrink, Weste L A ^a   Lax, Alan R ^a   Brenner, Richard J ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Coptotermes formosanus; Insecticide susceptibility; Resistance; Reticulitermes virginicus; Termite

Indexed keywords

BENDIOCARB; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORDANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; CIPERMETHRIN; DELTAMETHRIN; FIPRONIL; INSECTICIDE; METHOXYCHLOR; NITRILE; PERMETHRIN; PYRAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT CONTROL; ISOPTERA;

ANIMALS; CARBAMATES; CHLORDAN; CHLORPYRIFOS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; METHOXYCHLOR; NITRILES; PERMETHRIN; PHENYLCARBAMATES; PYRAZOLES; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 0035491879     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.5.1217     Document Type: Article

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