Effectiveness of reduced rates of insecticides for the control of melanotus communis (Coleoptera: Elateridae) in sugarcane

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 629-634

  Larsen, Nicholas A ^a   Nuessly, Gregg S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Elateridae; Ethoprop; Histosol; Phorate; Spodosol; Wireworms

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; CROP DAMAGE; HISTOSOL; INSECTICIDE; LARVA; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; SUGAR CANE;

COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; MELANOTUS (BEETLE); SACCHARUM;

EID: 74549115880     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.092.0416     Document Type: Article

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