Susceptibility of Plodia interpunctella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) developmental stages to high temperatures used during structural heat treatments

Bulletin of Entomological Research

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 539-545

  Mahroof, R ^a,b   Subramanyam, B ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat tolerance; Heat treatment; Indian meal moth; Methyl bromide alternative; Plodia interpunctella

Indexed keywords

FUMIGATION; HEATING; LARVA; MECHANICAL CONTROL; METHYL BROMIDE; MORTALITY; MOTH; PUPA; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE;

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PYRALIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FOOD CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEAT; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE; MOTH;

ANIMALS; FOOD PARASITOLOGY; HEAT; HEATING; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MOTHS;

EID: 33847772386     PISSN: 00074853     EISSN: 14752670     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/BER2006454     Document Type: Article

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