Long-term monitoring of tribolium castaneum in two flour mills: Seasonal patterns and impact of fumigation

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 991-1001

  Campbell, James F ^a   Toews, Michael D ^a,b   Arthur, Frank H ^a   Arbogast, Richard T ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Flour mill; Fumigation; Methyl bromide; Monitoring; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLOUR; FUMIGATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TRIBOLIUM;

ANIMALS; FLOUR; FUMIGATION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TRIBOLIUM;

COLEOPTERA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 77953054837     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC09347     Document Type: Article

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