Insecticide use in Bt and non-Bt field corn in the western corn belt: As reported by crop consultants in a mail survey

American Entomologist

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 86-93

  Hunt, Thomas E ^a,b   Buschman, Lawrent L ^c,d   Sloderbeck, Phillip E ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

^c KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 54449085924     PISSN: 10462821     EISSN: 21559902     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ae/53.2.86     Document Type: Article

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