Efficacy of imidacloprid in the control of thaumastocoris peregrinus on eucalyptus scoparia in Sydney Australia

Arboriculture and Urban Forestry

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 192-196

  Noack, Ann E ^a   Kaapro, Jyri ^b   Bartimote Aufflick, Kathryn ^a   Mansfield, Sarah ^a   Rose, Harley A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Bayer Environmental Science   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eucalypt pest; Imidacloprid; Systemic insecticide; Thaumastocoridae; Thaumastocoris peregrinus

Indexed keywords

DISEASE SPREAD; DISEASE TREATMENT; EVERGREEN TREE; INSECTICIDE; PEST CONTROL; PEST OUTBREAK; URBAN AREA;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES; SYDNEY [NEW SOUTH WALES];

EUCALYPTUS; EUCALYPTUS SCOPARIA; HEXAPODA; PEREGRINUS; SCOPARIA; THAUMASTOCORIDAE; THAUMASTOCORIS;

EID: 68649098811     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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