Impact of neonicotinoid seed treatment of cotton on the cotton leafhopper, Amrasca devastans(Hemiptera: Cicadellidae), and its natural enemies

BACKGROUND Neonicotinoid seed treatments suppress populations of pest insects efficiently and can enhance crop growth, but they may have negative effects on beneficial arthropods. We evaluated the effects of either imidacloprid or thiamethoxam on the abundances of a sucking pest, the cotton leafhop...

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Main Authors: Saeed, Rabia, Razaq, Muhammad, Hardy, Ian C.W.
Format: Article
Published: Wiley 2016
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43914/