Coates, Ruth

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Petroleum spray oils-Lubricating the path to IPM: Part I. Use of Petroleum spray oil as insecticide to control Helicoverpa spp. on commercial cotton fields

Coates, Ruth, Liang, Weiguang, Mensah, Robert (2004-08-12)

Petroleum spray oils (PSOs) have been used for many decades to control a wide range of crop pests (Beattie et al 1995) and are known to have little impact on natural enemies of crop pests (Mensah et al 1995).

Petroleum spray oils- Lubricating the path to IPM : Part 3. Use of biological insecticides with Petroleum spray oil to improve persistence and efficacy against Helicoverpa spp. on cotton crops

Liang, Weiguang, Coates, Ruth, Mensah, Robert (2004-08-12)

Nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) and Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are the most commonly used biopesticides for the control of Helicoverpa spp. larvae on cotton crops in Australia.

Petroleum spray oils- Lubricating the path to IPM : Part 4. Use of Synthetic insecticides and Petroleum spray oil combinations for improved efficacy against Helicoverpa spp. and green minds on cotton crops

Coates, Ruth, Hoque, Ziaul, Mensah, Robert (2004-08-12)

Integrated pest management (IPM) is currently the most acceptable approach to pest control in the Australian Cotton Industry.