Independent and Combined Effects of Bacillus thuringiensis and the Parasitoid Cotesia plutellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on Susceptible and Resistant Diamondback Moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 397-403

  Chilcutt, Charles F ^a   Tabashnik, Bruce E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological control; Cotesia plutellae; Integrated pest management; Pesticide resistance; Plutella xylostella

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BRACONIDAE; COTESIA PLUTELLAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE; VESPIDAE;

EID: 0001100571     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.2.397     Document Type: Article

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