Choosing organic pesticides over synthetic pesticides may not effectively mitigate environmental risk in soybeans

PLoS ONE

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Bahlai, Christine A ^a   Xue, Yingen ^a   McCreary, Cara M ^a   Schaafsma, Arthur W ^a   Hallett, Rebecca H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYHALOTHRIN; DIMETHOATE; FLONICAMID; MINERAL OIL; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; SPIROTETRAMAT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

APHID; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SOYBEAN;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; PESTICIDES; SOYBEANS;

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GLYCINES; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 77956196478     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011250     Document Type: Article

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