Botanical insecticides: For richer, for poorer

Pest Management Science

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-11

  Isman, Murray B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Botanical insecticides; Neem; Pesticide poisoning; Plant essential oils; Pyrethrum; Regulation of pesticides

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

DEVELOPING WORLD; FOOD PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; INSECTICIDE; NEEM; PEST CONTROL; POISONING; STANDARD (REGULATION);

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ECONOMICS; REVIEW;

DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; INSECTICIDES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT OILS;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; AZADIRACHTA INDICA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 38349014098     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1470     Document Type: Review

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