Silwet L-77 improves the efficacy of horticultral oils for control of boisduval scale diaspis boisduvalii (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) and the flat mite tenuipalpus pacificus (Arachnida: Acari: Tenuipalpidae) on orchids

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 100-106

  Cating, Robert A ^a   Hoy, Marjorie A ^b   Palmateer, Aaron J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diaspis boisduvalii; Orchids; Pest management; Petroleum oils; Silwet L 77; Tenuipalpus pacificus

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; FOLIAGE; HORTICULTURE; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; MITE; MONOCOTYLEDON; NATURAL ENEMY; SURFACTANT; TOXICITY; VEGETABLE OIL;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; DIASPIDIDAE; DIASPIS BOISDUVALII; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; ORCHIDACEAE; TENUIPALPIDAE; TENUIPALPUS;

EID: 77950283294     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.093.0113     Document Type: Article

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