Persistence and efficacy of two diatomaceous earth formulations and a mixture of diatomaceous earth with natural pyrethrum against Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) on wheat and maize

Pest Management Science

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 456-464

  Vayias, Basileios J ^a   Athanassiou, Christos G ^a   Kavallieratos, Nickolas G ^b   Tsesmeli, Catherine D ^a   Buchelos, Constantin Th ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Diatomaceous earth; Maize; Persistence; Tribolium confusum; Wheat

Indexed keywords

INFUSORIAL EARTH; INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID;

CEREAL; DIATOMITE; FOOD STORAGE; IN SITU TEST; MORTALITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CEREAL; MAIZE; PARASITOLOGY; TIME; TOXICITY TESTING; TRIBOLIUM; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; CEREALS; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; INSECTICIDES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PYRETHRINS; TIME FACTORS; TOXICITY TESTS; TRIBOLIUM; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33646368899     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1185     Document Type: Article

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