Toxicity of cyanogen to insects of stored grain

Pest Management Science

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 353-357

  Hooper, Jacqueline L ^a   Desmarchelier, James M ^a   Ren, Yonglin ^a   Allen, Sylvia E ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cyanogen; Fumigant; Insecticide; Stored products; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CYANIDE; CYANOGEN; INSECTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL CONTROL; PEST CONTROL; STORAGE; TOXICITY;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; FOOD STORAGE; GAS; GRAIN; HUMIDITY; INFESTATION; INSECT CONTROL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEREALS; GASES; INSECTICIDES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; NITRILES; SOLUTIONS;

CADRA CAUTELLA; COLEOPTERA; EPHESTIA; HEXAPODA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM;

EID: 0037336333     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.648     Document Type: Article

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