Response of the Pacific Coast wireworm, Limonius canus, and the dusky wireworm, Agriotes obscurus (Coleoptera: Elateridae), to insecticide-treated wheat seeds in a soil bioassay

Phytoprotection

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 7-19

  Van Herk, Willem G ^a   Vernon, Robert S ^a   Moffat, Chandra ^a   Harding, Chantelle ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriotes obscurus; Insecticide; Limonius canus; Repellence; Seed treatments; Wireworm

Indexed keywords

AGRIOTES OBSCURUS; COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; LIMONIUS CANUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 60149097350     PISSN: 00319511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/000378ar     Document Type: Article

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