Direct and admixture toxicity of diatomaceous earth and monoterpenoids against the storage pests Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) and Sitophilus oryzae (L.)

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 105-112

  Islam, Md Saiful ^a   Hasan, Md Mahbub ^a   Lei, Chaoliang ^b   Mucha Pelzer, Tanja ^c   Mewis, Inga ^c   Ulrichs, Christian ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RAJSHAHI   (Bangladesh)

^b HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amorphous silica; Cinnamaldehyde; Co toxicity; Cowpea weevil; Eugenol; Inert dust; Rice weevil

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CHEMICAL CONTROL; DIATOMITE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INSECTICIDE; MONOTERPENE; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SYNERGISM; TOXICITY TEST;

CALLOSOBRUCHUS MACULATUS; HEXAPODA; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE;

EID: 77951878102     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-009-0276-7     Document Type: Article

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