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| Author(s): | Obenchain, Frederick D. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Director of Research and Development, Reuter Laboratories, Inc., Manassas Park, VA. |
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| Title: | Biological Chemicals Offer Potential for Lawn Service Industry |
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| Source: | Lawn Servicing. Vol. 4, No. 2, February 1987, p. 9. |
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| Publishing Information: | Overland Park, KS: Intertec Publishing Corp. |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Biological control; Chemical control; Integrated pest management; Bacillus popilliae; Lawn turf; Turfgrass industry
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| Abstract/Contents: | Discusses biological controls currently available: 1) Male sterilization, 2) Attractants like insect pheromones, 3) Hormones or their mimics like those recently introduced to control fleas and fire ants, 4) Insect parasites or predators, and 5) Bacterial diseases of insects. Photo-activated biochemicals are under investigation for control of several broadleaf weeds. Use of such biological chemicals and controls in an integrated pest management (IPM) program in the lawn turf management industry is considered. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| See Also: | Other items relating to: IPM |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Obenchain, F. D. 1987. Biological Chemicals Offer Potential for Lawn Service Industry. Lawn Servicing. 4(2):p. 9. |
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