Improved efficacy of ethyl formate against stored grain insects by combination with carbon dioxide in a 'dynamic' application

Pest Management Science

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-333

  Haritos, Victoria S ^a   Damcevski, Katherine A ^a   Dojchinov, Greg ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ethyl formate; Forced flow; Fumigation; Mortality; Rhyzopertha dominica; Sitophilus oryzae; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FORMIC ACID ETHYL ESTER; INSECTICIDE;

FUMIGATION; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CEREAL; DRUG INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; PARASITOLOGY; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; CARBON DIOXIDE; CEREALS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FORMIC ACID ESTERS; INSECTICIDES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; TRITICUM;

COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33645682870     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1167     Document Type: Article

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