Field evaluation of systemic imidacloprid for the management of avocado thrips and avocado lace bug in California avocado groves

Pest Management Science

Volumn 66, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1129-1136

  Byrne, Frank J ^a   Humeres, Eduardo C ^a   Urena, Anthony A ^a   Hoddle, Mark S ^a   Morse, Joseph G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Avocado lace bug; Avocado thrips; Imidacloprid; Persea americana; Pest control; Pseudacysta perseae; Scirtothrips perseae; Systemic insecticide

Indexed keywords

IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

BIOASSAY; DICOTYLEDON; FIELDWORK; IMIDACLOPRID; IMMUNOASSAY; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE; SAMPLING; SUBSTRATE; THRIPS; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AVOCADO; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; INSECT; INSECT CONTROL; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CALIFORNIA; IMIDAZOLES; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; INSECTS; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PERSEA; PLANT LEAVES;

HEXAPODA; PERSEA AMERICANA; PSEUDACYSTA PERSEAE; SCIRTOTHRIPS PERSEAE; TINGIDAE;

EID: 77957077464     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.1991     Document Type: Article

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