Baseline responses of Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to cyfluthrin and detection of strong resistance in field populations in eastern Australia

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 908-913

  Lambkin, Trevor A ^a   Rice, Steven J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broiler house; Insecticide resistance testing; Lesser mealworm; Pyrethroid

Indexed keywords

ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIONIDAE;

CYFLUTHRIN; INSECTICIDE; NITRILE; PYRETHROID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEETLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; TIME;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BEETLES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33747384620     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.3.908     Document Type: Article

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