A Comparative Study of Insecticides for Control of Plum Curculio
- 1 February 1950
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Economic Entomology
- Vol. 43 (1) , 73-75
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/43.1.73
Abstract
In 4 large scale peach orchard tests, with insecticides, rating of efficiency from best to poorest was: Parathion, 2 lb./100 of 15%; aldrin, 0.25-0.5 lb./100 gal.; dieldrin, 0.25 lb./lOO gal.; chlordane, 1 lb./lOO gal.; parathion, 1% dust; benzene hexachloride, 4 lbs./100 of 6% gamma; lead arsenate, 10% dust; benzene hexachloride, 1% dust; lead arsenate, 2 lbs./lOO gal.Keywords
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