California Agriculture (Nov 1950)

Systemic insecticides: Control of plant feeding pests by poisoning plant juices studied

  • R Metcalf,
  • R Carlson

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 11

Abstract

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Systemic insecticides— compounds which can be absorbed readily by plant foliage and roots and subsequently trans-located throughout the plant—render the plant tissues poisonous or unpalatable to juice feeding insect pests.