Bioassay method for toxicity studies of insecticide formulations to Tuta absoluta (meyrick, 1917) Metodologia de bioensaio para estudos de toxicidade de formulações comerciais de inseticidas a Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917)

Chemical control is the main method for controlling the tomato leafminer, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick, 1917) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae). Reported techniques for the evaluation of insecticide toxicity to the tomato leafminer are not in agreement with field conditions and do not allow us to verify whether...

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Main Authors: Tarcísio Visintin da Silva Galdino, Marcelo Coutinho Picanço, Elisangela Gomes Fidelis de Morais, Nilson Rodrigues Silva, Geverson Aelton Rezende da Silva, Mayara Cristina Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Lavras 2011-10-01
Series:Ciência e Agrotecnologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-70542011000500002