Mode of action of a novel nonchemical method of insect control: Atmospheric pressure plasma discharge

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 38-47

  Donohue, Kevin V ^a   Bures, Brian L ^b   Bourham, Mohamed A ^b   Roe, R Michael ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric pressure plasma; Dielectric barrier discharge; Insect control; Quarantine

Indexed keywords

HELIUM; HYDROCARBON;

ACARI; AEDES; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BLATTELLIDAE; CHEMISTRY; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; STANDARD; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACARI; AEDES; ANIMALS; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BLATTELLIDAE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HELIUM; HYDROCARBONS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTS; MORTALITY; TICK CONTROL; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

ACARI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; APHIDIDAE; ARANEAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; CITRUS; FRANKLINIELLA FUSCA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYZUS PERSICAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; PLANOCOCCUS CITRI; PRUNUS PERSICA; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 33750357134     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2006)099[0038:MOAOAN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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