Biological control of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

Integrated Pest Management Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-138

  Meikle, W G ^a   Rees, D ^b   Markham, R H ^c  

^a USDA Agricultural Research Service   (France)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogens; Nontarget effects; Prostephanus truncatus; Stored products; Teretrius nigrescens pheromone trapping

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FOOD STORAGE; NONTARGET ORGANISM; PEST CONTROL;

AFRICA;

BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; TERETRIUS;

EID: 0344303538     PISSN: 13535226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026329515037     Document Type: Review

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