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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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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