Variations in acaricidal effect of wettable sulfur on Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae): Effect of temperature, humidity and life stage

Pest Management Science

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 559-565

  Auger, Philippe ^a   Guichou, Sabine ^a   Kreiter, Serge ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Acaricide; Relative humidity; Temperature; Tetranychus urticae; Wettable sulfur

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; SULFUR;

ACARICIDE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; HUMIDITY; MITE; PESTICIDE; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; EGG; FERTILITY; FRANCE; GRAPE; HATCHING; HUMIDITY; LIFE CYCLE; MITE; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PEST MANAGEMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; TOXICITY TESTING; WETTABILITY;

AGING; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMIDITY; INSECTICIDES; MALE; OVUM; SULFUR; TEMPERATURE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

ACARI; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 0038709582     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.665     Document Type: Article

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