Toxicity of three insecticides and tobacco extract against the fungus gnat, Lycoriella auripila and the economic injury level of the gnat on button mushroom

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 591-597

  Shirvani Farsani, Najmeh ^a   Zamani, Abbas Ali ^a   Abbasi, Saeed ^a   Kheradmand, Katayoon ^b  

^a RAZI UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Button mushroom; Diptera; Economic injury level; Lycoriella auripila; Pest management; Sciaridae

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP YIELD; FUNGUS; INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY; MUSHROOM; PEST CONTROL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOBACCO; TOXICITY;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; DIPTERA; FUNGI; LYCORIELLA AURIPILA; MYCETOPHILIDAE; NICOTIANA TABACUM; SCIARIDAE;

EID: 84881614580     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-013-0486-x     Document Type: Article

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