Validation of a Process-Oriented Model of Bacillus thuringiensis Variety kurstaki Efficacy Against Spruce Budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 801-811

  Régnière, Jacques ^a   Cooke, Barry ^a,b  

^a LAURENTIAN FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Choristoneura fumiferana; Modeling; Pest management; Spray efficacy

Indexed keywords

ABIES; ABIES BALSAMEA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0001009511     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/27.4.801     Document Type: Article

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