Efficacy of diatomaceous earth to control Rhyzopertha dominica (F.) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) in rough rice: Impacts of temperature and relative humidity

Crop Protection

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 923-929

  Chanbang, Yaowaluk ^a   Arthur, Frank H ^b   Wilde, Gerald E ^a   Throne, James E ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Control; Inert dust; Insects; Protectant; Rhyzopertha dominica

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; DIATOMITE; INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RICE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BOSTRICHIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA;

EID: 34248184562     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2006.08.009     Document Type: Article

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