Alternative agents for control of European corn borer and corn flea beetle on sweet corn

Journal of Vegetable Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 27-46

  Bailey, J C ^a   Scott Dupree, C D ^b   Tolman, J H ^c   Harris, C R ^b   Harris, B J ^d  

^a Flowers Canada Ontario   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d Dow AgroSciences Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bt sweet corn; Carbofuran; Clothianidin; Corn flea beetle; European corn borer; Imidacloprid; Insecticides; Lambda cyhalothrin; Seed treatment; Spinosad; Sweet corn; Zea mays

Indexed keywords

EID: 85009495701     PISSN: 15481689     EISSN: 15481697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J484v11n01_04     Document Type: Article

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