Varying effects of two lots of the botanical insecticide Neemix® 4.5 on immature survival and adult oviposition behavior of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

International Journal of Pest Management

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 31-35

  Liu, Tong Xian ^a   Liu, Shu Sheng ^a,b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Azadirachtin; Biopesticides; Neem extract; Vegetable pests

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; NEEM; PEST CONTROL;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 17644371325     PISSN: 09670874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09670870400028268     Document Type: Article

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