Science · 1964 · 47 citations · 2 references
AgricultureEntomologySoil SciencesEcotoxicologyInsect ToxicologySoil ChemistryInsecticide ToxicityPesticide EcotoxicologyPesticide Residue AnalysisPesticide ResiduesSoil EcotoxicologySoil ToxicologyContinuous CultivationInsecticide Effects On Soil BiotaPesticide Fate In SoilPesticide Persistence In SoilPesticide Residues In SoilPesticide Toxicity In SoilResidue ChemistrySilt Loam
In silt loam soil heavily infested with European wireworm, a single treatment with aldrin or hepta chlor prevented reinfestation for 9 years, even when the soil was under continuous cultivation. Toxic residues were determined by bioassay with Drosophila melanogaster Meig. By gasliquid chromatographic analysis, the residues were found to be mainly dieldrin and heptachlor epoxide.
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