MICROENCAPSULATED MEDICINES FOR BENEFICIAL INSECTS

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn STP 1430, Issue , 2003, Pages 154-162

  Kevan, Sherrene D ^a   Nasr, Medhat E ^b   Kevan, Peter G ^c   Trevino, Jack D ^d  

^a Enviroquest Ltd   (Canada)

^b Rutgers University New Jersey   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^d SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

apiculture; beekeeping; botanicals; honeybees; medicament; menthol; microencapsulation; microlivestock; parasitic mites

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ESSENTIAL OILS; MEDICAMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MONOTERPENES; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ACTIVE INGREDIENTS; APICULTURE; BEEKEEPING; BOTANICAL; HONEYBEE; MENTHOL; MICROLIVESTOCK; PARASITIC MITE; PARASITICS; PROPERTY;

MICROENCAPSULATION;

EID: 85024177035     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/STP11121S     Document Type: Conference Paper

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