Grasshopper and locust control with poisoned baits: A renaissance of the old strategy?

Outlooks on Pest Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 105-111

  Latchininsky, Alexandre V ^a   VanDyke, Kirk A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Grasshoppers; Locusts; Non target impact; Poisoned baits

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; ANABRUS SIMPLEX; CAELIFERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33745750610     PISSN: 17431026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1564/17jun04     Document Type: Review

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