Laboratory Assessment of the Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis on Native Lepidoptera

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 450-457

  Peacock, John W ^a,b   Schweitzer, Dale F ^c   Carter, Jane L ^d   Dubois, Normand R ^d  

^a US Forest Service   (United States)

^b Nature Conservancy ^*  (United States)

^c THE NATURE CONSERVANCY   (United States)

^d US Forest Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Microbial control; Nontarget Lepidoptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000762298     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/27.2.450     Document Type: Article

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