Efficacy of Aerosol Applications of Methoprene and Synergized Pyrethrin against Tribolium castaneum Adults and Eggs

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 1284-1291

  Tucker, Angela M ^a   Campbell, James F ^b   Arthur, Frank H ^b   Zhu, Kun Yan ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosol application; efficacy; methoprene; synergized pyrethrin; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; JUVENILE HORMONE; METHOPRENE; PYRETHROID;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLOUR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MALE; OOCYTE; REPRODUCTION; TRIBOLIUM;

AEROSOLS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLOUR; INSECTICIDES; JUVENILE HORMONES; LARVA; MALE; METHOPRENE; OVUM; PYRETHRINS; REPRODUCTION; TRIBOLIUM;

EID: 84901756108     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC13507     Document Type: Article

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