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Title: Chemical control of whitefringed weevil Graphognathus leucoloma (Boh.) in potato crops 1978/79-1987/88 in Western Australia / A.N. Sproul, M.W. Sivyer, M. Webb, A.D. Price, S.E. Learmonth ; compiled by J. Crisp.
Author: Sivyer, M. W. (Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture, Perth. Entomology Branch) ; Sproul, A. N. (Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture, Perth. Entomology Branch) ; Learmonth, S. E. (Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture, Manjimup) ; Price, A. D. (Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture, Bunbury) ; Crisp, J. S. (Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture, Perth. Agricultural Chemicals Section) ; Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture. ; Webb, M. G. (Western Australian Dept. of Agriculture, Perth. Div. of Horticulture)
Year: 1992.
Series: Miscellaneous publication (Western Australia. Dept. of Agriculture), ; 40/92.
Description: 33, [38] p. ; 30 cm.
Subject: Insect pests. ; Insect control. ; Naupactus leucoloma. ; Insecticides. ; Surveys. ; Potatoes. ; Western Australia.
Notes: Tables. Withdrawn from circulation Jan 1998.
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Over the period 1978/79 to 1987/88, 12 trials were carried out to test the effectiveness of 24 insecticides in controlling whitefringed weevil, Graphognathus leucoloma (Boh.), larvae in the spring potato crop in the Manjimup/Pemberton region of Western Australia. Heptachlor 40 per cent EC was undoubtedly the most effective chemical and while not an option for the future due to its highly residual nature, provided a standard for excellent control throughout the trials. Chlorpyrifos 50 per cent EC was the
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