Effects of insecticides and defoliants applied alone and in combination for control of overwintering boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis; Coleoptera: Curculionidae) - Laboratory and field studies

Pest Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 849-858

  Greenberg, Shoil M ^a   Sappington, Thomas W ^a,c   Elzen, Gary W ^a   Norman, John W ^b   Sparks, Alton N ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthonomus grandis; Azinphos methyl; Boll weevil; Cotton; Defoliant; Insecticide; Lambda cyhalothrin; Thibensulfuron methyl; Thidiazuron; Tribufos

Indexed keywords

AZINPHOS ETHYL; AZINPHOS METHYL; CYHALOTHRIN; DEFOLIANT AGENT; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; THIBENSULFURON METHYL; THIDIAZURON; TRIBUFOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHEMICAL CONTROL; DEFOLIATION; INSECTICIDE; LABORATORY METHOD; PEST CONTROL;

ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS; ARTICLE; COLEOPTERA; COTTON; DEFOLIATION; FIELD EXPERIMENT; GREENHOUSE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LABORATORY; NONHUMAN; OVERWINTERING BOLL WEEVIL; PEST MANAGEMENT; PESTICIDE SPRAYING;

AGE FACTORS; AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; AZINPHOSMETHYL; BEETLES; DEFOLIANTS, CHEMICAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; GOSSYPIUM; INSECTICIDES; LABORATORIES; MALE; NITRILES; PHENYLUREA COMPOUNDS; PYRETHRINS; SULFONYLUREA COMPOUNDS; THIADIAZOLES; THIOPHENES; THIOPHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; TIME FACTORS;

ANTHONOMUS; ANTHONOMUS GRANDIS; ARACHNIDA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 4344696252     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.878     Document Type: Article

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