Insect spiracle as the main penetration route of pyrethroids

Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 135-140

  Sugiura, M ^a   Horibe, Y ^a   Kawada, H ^b   Takagi, M ^b  

^a Fumakilla Limited Umehara   (Japan)

^b NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Cockroach; Knockdown; Penetration; Pyrethroid; Spiracle; Trachea

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 44949105208     PISSN: 00483575     EISSN: 10959939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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