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Commodity treatment against infestations of the cucumber fly, Dacus (Austrodacus) cucumis French, in cucumbers

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Swaine, G., Corcoran, R.J. and Davey, M. (1978) Commodity treatment against infestations of the cucumber fly, Dacus (Austrodacus) cucumis French, in cucumbers. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, 35 (1). pp. 5-9.

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Abstract

In connection with quarantine measures against the introduction into Victoria of Dacus cucumis French, an important pest of cucurbits in Queensland, infested cucumbers were successfully disinfected by fumigation with 1,2-dibromoethane at 12 g/m3 for 2 h at 20 deg C.

Item Type:Article
Corporate Creators:Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland
Keywords:control; fumigants; quarantine; cucumbers; pest control; ethylene dibromide; pests; fruit; fumigation; vegetables; cucurbit vegetables; chemical control; stored products; agricultural entomology; fruit vegetables Nutrition (Human and Experimental); Agricultural Entomology; Horticulture
Subjects:Plant culture > Vegetables
Plant pests and diseases > Economic entomology
Plant pests and diseases > Pest control and treatment of diseases. Plant protection
Live Archive:21 Feb 2024 06:31
Last Modified:16 Apr 2024 23:42

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