The relative toxicity of metaldehyde and iron phosphate-based molluscicides to earthworms

Crop Protection

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 289-294

  Edwards, Clive A ^a   Arancon, Norman Q ^b   Vasko Bennett, Marcus ^a   Little, Brandon ^a   Askar, Ahmed ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Chelating agents; Earthworms; Iron phosphate; Metaldehyde; Molluscicides

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CHELATING AGENT; EARTHWORM; EDTA; IRON; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHATE; TOXICITY;

EISENIA FETIDA; GASTROPODA; INVERTEBRATA; LUMBRICUS TERRESTRIS;

EID: 60349123035     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2008.11.009     Document Type: Article

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