Residual efficacy of methoprene for control of tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae at different temperatures on varnished wood, concrete, and wheat

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 718-725

  Wolly Wijayaratne, L K ^a,b   Fields, Paul G ^b   Arthur, Frank H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

concrete; methoprene; residual efficacy; surface treatment; varnished wood

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; METHOPRENE; PAINT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; FLOUR; FOOD STORAGE; HEAT; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; TIME; TRIBOLIUM; WHEAT; WOOD;

ANIMALS; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FLOUR; FOOD STORAGE; HOT TEMPERATURE; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; METHOPRENE; PAINT; TIME FACTORS; TRIBOLIUM; TRITICUM; WOOD;

COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIONIDAE; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84859613324     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC11375     Document Type: Article

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