Cost and effectiveness of community-wide integrated pest management for german cockroach, cockroach allergen, and insecticide use reduction in low-income housing

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1614-1623

  Wang, Changlu ^a,b   Bennett, Gary W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apartments; Blattella germanica; Cockroach allergen; Control

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; INSECT PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EVALUATION; HOUSING; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; COCKROACHES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; INDIANA; INSECT CONTROL; INSECT PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA;

EID: 69649083853     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0428     Document Type: Article

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