Impact of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis on Larvae of Chironomus thummi thummi and Psectrocladius psilopterus (Diptera: Chironomidae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-47

  Yiallouros, Maria ^a   Storch, Volker ^b   Becker, Norbert ^a  

^a German Mosquito Control Association KABS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis; Chironomus thummi thummi; Larvicidal activity; Midgut epithelium; Psectrocladius psilopterus; Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

EID: 0009775835     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1999.4852     Document Type: Article

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