Manual of Biocontrol Agents Abbreviated Entry*
Active substance:
Ammonium salts of fatty acids
Nomenclature
Targets:
- Aleyrodidae
(white fly) - Aphididae
(aphid, greenfly) - Cicadellidae (leafhopper)
- Coccidae (scale insect)
- Eriophyidae (gall mite)
- Mycetophilidae (fungus gnat)
- Pseudococcidae (mealybug)
- Tarsonemidae (white mite, thread-footed mite)
- Tetranychidae
(spider mite) - Thysanoptera (thrips)
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Biological Activity
Mode of Action:
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Toxicology
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Environmental Fate:
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This is an extract from the Manual of Biocontrol Agents produced by the BCPC. The manual has been substantially revised and updated to reflect the growth and maturity of the global biocontrol industry.
It contains up-to-date, accurate and comprehensive information on over 200 active substances which are commercially available in products including:
- 90+ micro-organisms
- 15+ botanicals
- 80+ macro-organisms
- 31+ semiochemicals