Impact of decreasing ratios of insecticide-treated seed on flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Phyllotreta spp.) feeding levels and canola seed yields

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1811-1820

  Soroka, Juliana J ^a   Grenkow, Larry F ^a   Byron Irvine, R ^b  

^a BRANDON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canola; Decreased pesticide load; Flea beetle injury; Phyllotreta spp; Seed treatments

Indexed keywords

ACETAMIPRID; FUNGICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED; POPULATION DENSITY; RAPESEED;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; BRASSICA NAPUS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; POPULATION DENSITY; PYRIDINES; SEEDS;

ALTICINI; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BRASSICA RAPA; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; PHYLLOTRETA; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 57849093192     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-101.6.1811     Document Type: Article

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