Relative safety of sprays of two neem insecticides to Diadegma mollipla (Holmgren), a parasitoid of the diamondback moth: Effects on adult longevity and foraging behaviour

Crop Protection

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 853-859

  Akol, A M ^a   Sithanantham, S ^a   Njagi, P G N ^a   Varela, A ^a   Mueke, J M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Diadegma mollipla; Foraging behaviour; Longevity; Neem insecticides; Parasitisation ability

Indexed keywords

BIOPESTICIDE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LONGEVITY; NEEM; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PARASITOID; PEST CONTROL;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; DIADEGMA MOLLIPLA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0036837839     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(02)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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