Bisacylhydrazine Insecticides for Selective Pest Control

Advances in Insect Physiology

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 163-249

  Smagghe, Guy ^a   Gomez, Luis E ^b   Dhadialla, Tarlochan S ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisacylhydrazines; Chromofenozide; Ecdysone agonists; Fufenozide; Halofenozide; IGDs; IGRs; Insect growth disruptors; Insecticides; IPM; IRM; Methoxyfenozide; Non steroidal ecdysone agonists; Tebufenozide

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867615744     PISSN: 00652806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-391500-9.00002-4     Document Type: Chapter

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