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Effect of some plant growth retardants on the oleander aphid Aphis nerii (boyer)
Author(s) -
Tahori A. S.,
Halevy A. H.,
Zeidler G.
Publication year - 1965
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740160912
Subject(s) - aphid , biology , population , botany , horticulture , medicine , environmental health
Oleander leaves, the stem base of which were held in solutions of Phosfon (2,4‐dichlorobenzyltributyl phosphonium chloride) and other plant‐growth‐retarding compounds were unable to support populations of the oleander aphid. A Phosfon concentration of 10 −3 M eliminated the aphid population.