Impacts of ultra-low volume resmethrin applications on non-target insects

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-93

  Oberhauser, Karen S ^a   Manweiler, Stephen A ^b   Lelich, Rosemary ^c,d   Blank, Meredith ^c,e   Batalden, Rebecca V ^a   De Anda, Alma ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b Metropolitan Mosquito Control District   (United States)

^c Breck School   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult mosquito control; Monarch butterflies; Nontarget impacts; Resmethrin; Ultra low volume ground applications

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PYRETHROID; RESMETHRIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; DRUG EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; LARVA; MOSQUITO; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL MODEL; WIND;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CULICIDAE; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LINEAR MODELS; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PYRETHRINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WIND;

ASCLEPIAS; DANAUS PLEXIPPUS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 77949726458     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/08-5788.1     Document Type: Article

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