Insecticidal effect of diatomaceous earth against three species of stored-product psocids on maize, rice, and wheat

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1673-1680

  Athanassiou, Christos G ^a,b   Arthur, Frank H ^b   Opit, George P ^b,c   Throne, James E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Grains; Inert dusts; Lepinotus reticulatus; Liposcelis entomophila; Liposcelts decolor

Indexed keywords

INFUSORIAL EARTH; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EVALUATION; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RICE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; DIATOMACEOUS EARTH; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; MORTALITY; ORYZA SATIVA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

LEPINOTUS RETICULATUS; LIPOSCELIS DECOLOR; LIPOSCELIS ENTOMOPHILA; PSOCOPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TROGIIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 69649084350     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0435     Document Type: Article

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