Efficacy of methoprene applied at different temperatures and rates on surface substrates to control eggs and fifth instars of plodia interpunctella

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1992-2002

  Jenson, Emily A ^a   Arthur, Frank H ^b   Nechols, James R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Methoprene; P. interpunctella; Packaging materials; Temperature

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA;

INSECTICIDE; JUVENILE HORMONE; METHOPRENE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOTH; OOCYTE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; JUVENILE HORMONES; LARVA; METHOPRENE; MOTHS; OVUM; REPRODUCTION; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 73949116529     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0533     Document Type: Article

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