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Mortalities of Males and Females of Tribolium confusum Duv. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) Exposed to Residual Deposits of p-p'-DDT1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

S. R. Loschiavo
Affiliation:
Stored Product Insect Unit, Entomology Division Ottawa, Canada

Extract

The usual criterion of insectidal effectiveness is the mortality suffered by test insects exposed to insecticides. Often, investigators disregard the sex ratio when selecting test insects for exposure. Demonstrated differences in susceptibility between male and female insects require evaluation of the sex ratio in studies on insecticidal effectiveness.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1955

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