References on Iris Borer Control
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Pesticide Cygon 2-E (dimethoate)
Information on the new EPA restrictions on the use of dimethoate
An international review of dimethoate published by the World Health Association in 1989
Pesticides Orthene (acephate) and Isotox Formula 4 (acephate and hexakis)
Results of the EPA review of acephate with references
Cornell Univerity's reference on hexakis (Vendex)
Bees and Pesticide Imidacloprid, brand names: Merit, Marathon, Gaucho and others
Canadian Honey Council
Bayer Corp
Click on the link that refers to Gaucho and the Health of Bees
Control of borers in Iris using Cygon, Marathon (Imidacloprid) and Entomopathogenic parasitic nematodes
Another version of the article in Arpil 1998, AIS Bulletin
More information on parasitic nematodes
A definitive article on parasitic nematodes by Randy Gaugler, Department of Entomology, Rutgers University, complete with color photos and a listing of sources for parasitic nematodes
Dr. Parwinder Grewal, an entomologist at The Ohio State University, produced a nematode reference center on the internet.
The site has a retail source list and information about a video on nematodes and a color poster of the nematode life cycle. Single copies of both the video and poster are free.
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