Optimum timing and placement of a supplementary food spray Envirofeast® for the establishment of predatory insects of Helicoverpa spp. in cotton systems in Australia

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 163-168

  Mensah, R K ^a   Singleton, A ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Band spray; Envirofeast ; Helicoverpa spp.; Integrated pest management; Predators; Skip row spray; Supplementary food

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; COTTON; INSECT; PREDATION; SPRAY;

AUSTRALIA;

ARANEAE; COLEOPTERA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEUROPTERA; NOCTUIDAE;

EID: 0038044706     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0967087021000046451     Document Type: Article

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