Toxicity of two ecdysone agonists, halofenozide and methoxyfenozide, against the multicoloured Asian lady beetle Harmonia axyridis (Col., Coccinellidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 240-242

  Carton, B ^a   Smagghe, G ^a   Tirry, L ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Ecdysone agonist; Halofenozide; Harmonia axyridis; Larval weight; Methoxyfenozide; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; TOXICITY TEST;

COCCINELLIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HARMONIA AXYRIDIS; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0037680721     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2003.00734.x     Document Type: Article

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