Comparison of Two Acute Toxicity Test Methods for the Silkworm (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)

Volume: 108, Issue: 1, Pages: 145 - 149
Published: Jan 24, 2015
Abstract
Silkworm (Bombyx mori) is an economically important insect and an ideal nontarget organism to study the environmental assessment of pesticides. Two acute toxicity test methods, leaf-dipping and quantitative spraying, with five insecticides, were compared for pesticide risk assessment. Based on LC50 values of these insecticides by both methods, the order of toxicity levels of five insecticides tested against silkworm was as follows: emamectin...
Paper Details
Title
Comparison of Two Acute Toxicity Test Methods for the Silkworm (Lepidoptera: Bombycidae)
Published Date
Jan 24, 2015
Volume
108
Issue
1
Pages
145 - 149
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