Influence of Portland cement amendment on soil pH and residual soil termiticide performance

Pest Management Science

Volumn 62, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1216-1223

  Richman, Dina L ^a   Tucker, Cynthia L ^b   Koehler, Philip G ^b  

^a FMC CORPORATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cypermethrin; EST; Soil treatment; Termiticide degradation

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

CEMENT; CHLORPYRIFOS; CYPERMETHRIN; MORTALITY; PERMETHRIN; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PH; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION; TERMITE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; ISOPTERA; PH; SOIL;

ANIMALS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INSECTICIDES; ISOPTERA; SOIL;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; GAINESVILLE; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ISOPTERA; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES;

EID: 33845329159     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1274     Document Type: Article

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