Laboratory and field evaluations of Silwet L-77 and kinetic alone and in combination with imidacloprid and abamectin for the management of the Asian citrus psyllid, Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Psyllidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 87-100

  Srinivasan, Rajagopalbabu ^a,c   Hoy, Marjorie A ^a   Singh, Raghuwinder ^a   Rogers, Michael E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abamectin; Asian citrus psyllid; Imidacloprid; Kinetic; Organosilicone adjuvants; Reduced rates of insecticides; Silwet L 77

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; DISEASE CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; EVERGREEN TREE; FRUIT; FUNGUS; INSECTICIDE; KINETICS; LABORATORY METHOD; PEST SPECIES; TOXICITY;

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

CITRUS; DIAPHORINA CITRI; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; KUWAYAMA; PSYLLIDAE;

EID: 42149180561     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/0015-4040(2008)091[0087:LAFEOS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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