Efficacy of methoprene for control of five species of psocids (Psocoptera) on wheat, rice, and maize

Journal of Food Protection

Volumn 73, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2244-2249

  Athanassiou, Christos G ^a,b   Arthur, Frank H ^b   Throne, James E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; LEPINOTUS RETICULATUS; LIPOSCELIS BOSTRYCHOPHILA; LIPOSCELIS DECOLOR; LIPOSCELIS ENTOMOPHILA; LIPOSCELIS PAETA; PSOCIDAE; PSOCOPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TROGIIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650465722     PISSN: 0362028X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4315/0362-028X-73.12.2244     Document Type: Article

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