Repellency of the biopesticide, azadirachtin, to wireworms (Coleoptera: Elateridae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-55

  Cherry, Ron ^a   Nuessly, Gregg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Azadirachtin; Melanotus communis; Neem; Wireworms

Indexed keywords

ALLELOCHEMICAL; BEETLE; BIOPESTICIDE; GROWTH RATE; NEEM; PEST DAMAGE; REPELLENT;

AZADIRACHTA INDICA; COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; MELANOTUS (BEETLE);

EID: 77950279579     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.093.0107     Document Type: Article

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