The insecticidal effect of diatomaceous earth against adults and nymphs of Blattella germanica

Objective: To evaluate the insecticidal effect of diatomaceous earth (DE) against adults and nymphs of Blattella germanica. Methods: This cross sectional study has been done on the laboratory strain of German cockroaches. Two stages, nymph and adult, were exposed to six dose rates of the DE, 2.5, 5,...

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Main Authors: Seyyed Akbar Hosseini, Sahar Bazrafkan, Hassan Vatandoost, Mohammad Reza Abaei, Mussa Soleimani Ahmadi, Maryam Tavassoli, Mansoreh Shayeghi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-05-01
Series:Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2221169115302732