Bioactivity of diatomaceous earth to Sitophilus zeamais (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in different application conditions

The objective of this study was to evaluate the insecticidal activity of diatomaceous earth (DE) at different ambient temperatures on adult Sitophilus zeamais and progeny, using different doses and exposure periods. The experiments were performed in Petri dishes containing 40 g of the whole corn ker...

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Main Authors: Adalberto H. Sousa, Lêda R. A. Faroni, Gilberto S. Andrade, Romenique S. Freitas, Marco A. G. Pimentel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Campina Grande 2013-09-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Engenharia Agrícola e Ambiental - Agriambi
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-43662013000900011&lng=en&tlng=en