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A MICROENVIRONMENT CABINET FOR TOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. E. Timbers
Affiliation:
Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
R. P. Hocking
Affiliation:
Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa
S. S. Batth
Affiliation:
Canada Department of Agriculture, Ottawa

Abstract

A small microenvironment cabinet was constructed to facilitate studies on the influence of temperature, humidity, and light on the efficacy of chemical pesticides. The semi-jacketed system operated in the ranges of 4°–36 °C, 20–90% relative humidity, and 0–180 ft-c.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1971

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