Effects of SpinTor (Spinosad) on Cabbage Looper (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) : Toxicity and Persistence of Leaf Residue on Cabbage under Field and Laboratory Conditions

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1266-1273

  Liu, Tong Xian ^a   Sparks Jr , Alton N ^b   Hendrix III, William H ^c   Yue, Bisong ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biorational insecticide; Cole crops; Spinosad; Trichoplusia ni

Indexed keywords

ACTINOMYCES; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. CAPITATA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SACCHAROPOLYSPORA; SACCHAROPOLYSPORA SPINOSA; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 0348194780     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/92.6.1266     Document Type: Article

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