Barriers, repellents and antifeedants for slug and snail control

Crop Protection

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1033-1038

  Schuder I ^a   Port, G ^a   Bennison, J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deroceras panormitanum; Horticulture; Molluscicide; Oxyloma pfeifferi; Pest control

Indexed keywords

ANTIFEEDANT; BARRIER (EQUIPMENT); HORTICULTURE; PEST CONTROL; REPELLENT; SLUG; SNAIL;

AGRIOLIMACIDAE; ALLIUM SATIVUM; DEROCERAS; DEROCERAS CARUANAE; DEROCERAS PANORMITANUM; DEROCERAS RETICULATUM; GASTROPODA; MOLLUSCA; OXYLOMA; OXYLOMA PFEIFFERI; SUCCINEIDAE;

EID: 0042922589     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(03)00120-0     Document Type: Article

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