Spinosad: A new natural product for stored grain protection

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 131-146

  Hertlein, Mark B ^a   Thompson, Gary D ^a   Subramanyam, Bhadriraju ^b   Athanassiou, Christos G ^c  

^a DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Grain protectant; Insect pests; Spinosad; Stored grain

Indexed keywords

ACTINOBACTERIA; CADRA CAUTELLA; COLEOPTERA; CORCYRA CEPHALONICA; CRYPTOLESTES FERRUGINEUS; CRYPTOLESTES PUSILLUS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LEPINOTUS RETICULATUS; LIPOSCELIS ENTOMOPHILA; MAMMALIA; ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; PROSTEPHANUS TRUNCATUS; PRUNUS DULCIS; PSOCIDAE; RHYZOPERTHA DOMINICA; SACCHAROPOLYSPORA; SACCHAROPOLYSPORA SPINOSA; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; SITOTROGA CEREALELLA; TRIBOLIUM (BEETLE); TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRIBOLIUM CONFUSUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79958765301     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2011.01.004     Document Type: Review

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