Comparison of two bioassay techniques for assessing the acute toxicity of pesticides to chironomid larvae (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 119-125

  Stevens, M M ^a   Ali, A ^b   Helliwell, S ^c   Schiller, L J ^a   Hansen, S ^c  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioassays; Chironomidae; Insecticides; Solid phase microextraction

Indexed keywords

CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS TEPPERI; DIPTERA; GLYPTOTENDIPES PARIPES;

CHLORPYRIFOS; CIPERMETHRIN; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CHIRONOMIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LARVA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHLORPYRIFOS; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PYRETHRINS;

EID: 0036593254     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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