Timing of molluscicide applications for reliable control in no-tillage field crops

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1028-1032

  Hammond, Ronald B ^a   Smith, Judith A ^a   Beck, Terry ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

corn; Derocerus reticulatum; gray graden slug; molluscicides; slugs; soybeans

Indexed keywords

GASTROPODA; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 12644269218     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/89.4.1028     Document Type: Article

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