Effect of sublethal concentrations of flufenoxuron on growth, development and reproductive performance of tribolium castaneum (herbst) (coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Invertebrate Reproduction and Development

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-150

  Salokhe, S G ^a,b   Pal, J K ^a   Mukherjee, S N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUNE   (India)

^b NATIONAL CHEMICAL LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Flufenoxuron; Sublethal effects; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; INSECTA; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 0038241902     PISSN: 07924259     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07924259.2003.9652533     Document Type: Article

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