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In Season Insecticide Control of Navel Orangeworm, Assessment of Application Coverage, and Relative Environmental Stability of Insecticides

Objective

The overall goal of this project is to ensure strategic application of chemicals to control navel orangeworm (NOW) in almonds by mapping the environmental fate and transport of insecticides, particularly degradative pathways involving solar photolysis.

Investigators
Walse S S
Institution
University of California - Irvine
Start date
2011
End date
2015
Funding Source
Agricultural Research Service
Project number
2034-43000-040-03A
Accession number
421578
Categories
Pesticide Residues
Commodities
Nuts, Seeds
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