Persistence and efficacy of three diatomaceous earth formulations against Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on wheat and barley

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1404-1412

  Athanassiou, Christos G ^a   Kavallieratos, Nickolas G ^b   Economou, Leonidas P ^a   Dimizas, Constantin B ^a   Vayias, Basileios J ^a   Tomanović, Snežana ^c   Milutinović, Marija ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Barley; Diatomaceous earth; Insecticidal effect; Rice weevil; Wheat

Indexed keywords

COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 23844446489     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.4.1404     Document Type: Article

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