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EFFECTS OF AZADIRACHTIN ON THE WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM, DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA (LECONTE) (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Y.S. Xie ,
D. Gagnon ,
J.T. Arnason ,
B.J.R. Philogène ,
J.D.H. Lambert ,
J. Kaminski ,
P. Morand ,
G. Timmins  and
N.H. Werstiuk
Y.S. Xie
Affiliation:
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
D. Gagnon
Affiliation:
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
J.T. Arnason*
Affiliation:
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
B.J.R. Philogène
Affiliation:
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
J.D.H. Lambert
Affiliation:
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
J. Kaminski
Affiliation:
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
P. Morand
Affiliation:
Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
G. Timmins
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8
N.H. Werstiuk
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4L8
*
1 Author to whom all correspondence should be addressed.
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Corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp., Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is a serious pest insect of corn production. It is estimated that farmers in the United States have losses of over $1 billion each year as a result of crop damage and treatment costs for this pest (Metcalf 1986). Chemical control is the main method of suppressing corn rootworm populations and the amount of insecticide used against Diabrotica spp. is greater than for any other pests of corn in the United States (Suguiyama and Carlson 1985). The development of nontoxic and biodegradable alternatives to chemical insecticides is highly desirable.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 123 , Issue 3 , June 1991 , pp. 707 - 710
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1991

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