Control of the Irish potato weevil, Premnotrypes vorax, with aldrin, dieldrin and heptachlor in Ecuador.
Control of the Irish potato weevil, Premnotrypes vorax, with aldrin, dieldrin and heptachlor in Ecuador.
Merino, M.G.; Vazquez, V.
Turrialba 12(1): 28-35. bibl. 4
1962
The larvae of P. vorax cause considerable damage to Solanum potatoes in the major production areas at 3000-3600m alt. In trials in Chimborazo province, aldrin, dieldrin and heptachlor were applied at 5 lb and 7.5 lb technical material/ac (a) in the furrow before planting and (b) broadcast over the plot and worked into the surface before planting.