Protection of stored maize from insect pests using a two-component biological control method consisting of a hymenopteran parasitoid, Theocolax elegans, and transgenic avidin maize powder

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 218-225

  Flinn, P W ^a   Kramer, K J ^a   Throne, J E ^a   Morgan, T D ^a  

^a GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopesticide; Cryptolestes ferrugineus; Sitophilus zeamais; Stored grain; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

CRYPTOLESTES FERRUGINEUS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; THEOCOLAX ELEGANS; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 27944501494     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2005.02.002     Document Type: Article

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