Origin and Extent of Resistance to Fipronil in the German Cockroach, Blattella germanica (L.) (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1548-1558

  Holbrook, Glenn L ^a   Roebuck, Jamie ^b   Moore, Clyde B ^b   Waldvogel, Michael G ^b   Schal, Coby ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blattella germanica; Cross resistance; Cyclodienes; Fipronil; Insecticide resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0346403074     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.5.1548     Document Type: Article

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