Comparison of Methyl Bromide LD50S of Codling Moth (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) on Nectarine Cultivars as Related to Natural Variation

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1433-1436

  Robertson, Jacqueline L ^a,b   Yokoyama, Victoria Y ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Optimum Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Cydia pomonella; Fumigation; Nectarines; Varietal testing

Indexed keywords

CYDIA POMONELLA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS PERSICA NUCIPERSICA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0343310107     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.6.1433     Document Type: Article

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