Characterization and biological activity of a Brazilian isolate of Bacillus sphaericus (Neide) highly toxic to mosquito larvae

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 771-776

  Vilarinhos, Paulo De Tarso Ribeiro ^a   Maruniak, James E ^b   Hall, Donald W ^b  

^a Instituto de Saude de Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Biological control; Larvicide; Mosquitoes

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES ALBIMANUS; ANOPHELES QUADRIMACULATUS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BRAZIL; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACILLUS; BRAZIL; CULEX; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 0030274534     PISSN: 00740276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0074-02761996000600024     Document Type: Article

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