Timing of injury and efficacy of soil-applied insecticides against wireworms on potato in Virginia

Crop Protection

Volumn 27, Issue 3-5, 2008, Pages 792-798

  Kuhar, Thomas P ^a   Alvarez, Juan M ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemical control; Conoderus spp.; Melanotus spp.; Pest management; Solanum tuberosum

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CROP PLANT; INJURY; INSECTICIDE; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; POTATO;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

CONODERUS; CONODERUS VESPERTINUS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; TUBER (TRUFFLE);

EID: 39149121150     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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