Insecticidal Activity of Chitosans of Different Molecular Weights and Chitosan-metal Complexes against Cotton Leafworm Spodoptera littoralis and Oleander Aphid Aphis nerii

Plant Protection Science

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 131-141

  Badawy, Mohamed E I ^a   El Aswad, Ahmed F ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arthropod pests; larval mortality; biopolymer

Indexed keywords

ALABAMA ARGILLACEA; APHIS NERII; ARTHROPODA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS;

EID: 84864488064     PISSN: 12122580     EISSN: 18059341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17221/67/2010-pps     Document Type: Article

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