Insecticide resistance profiles and synergism in field populations of the German cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae) from Singapore

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 460-471

  Chai, Ru Yuan ^a   Lee, Chow Yang ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blattella germanica; Insecticide resistance; Resistance mechanism; Singapore; Synergism

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA;

BUTYL PHOSPHOROTRITHIOATE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHOROTHIOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLATTELLIDAE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LD 50; SINGAPORE;

ANIMALS; BLATTELLIDAE; DRUG SYNERGISM; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; LETHAL DOSE 50; PESTICIDE SYNERGISTS; PIPERONYL BUTOXIDE; SINGAPORE; THIOPHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS;

EID: 77952300913     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC09284     Document Type: Article

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