Field Assessment of Bacillus thuringiensis on Nontarget Lepidoptera

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1444-1454

  Wagner, David L ^a   Peacock, John W ^b   Carter, Jane L ^c   Talley, Stephen E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b USDA Forest Service ^*  (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^d Rockbridge County Gypsy Moth Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Burlap bands; Caterpillars; Microbial control

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008225261     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.6.1444     Document Type: Article

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