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A MICROENVIRONMENT CABINET FOR TOXICOLOGICAL STUDIES1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

G. E. Timbers,
R. P. Hocking and
S. S. Batth
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
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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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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 103 , Issue 9 , September 1971, pp. 1347 - 1350
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1971

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