Mortality and F1 progeny of the lesser grain borer, Rhyzopertha dominica (F), on wheat treated with diatomaceous earth: Effects of rate, exposure period and relative humidity

Pest Management Science

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1103-1109

  Ferizli, Ahmet G ^a   Beris, Gulay ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diatomaceous earth; Exposure interval; Humidity; Mortality; Progeny production; Rhyzopertha dominica

Indexed keywords

DIATOMITE; HUMIDITY; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; WHEAT;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

INFUSORIAL EARTH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMIDITY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TIME; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; HUMIDITY; REPRODUCTION; TIME FACTORS; TRITICUM;

EID: 26944459991     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1094     Document Type: Article

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