Selection and characterization of mexican strains of Bacillus thuringiensis active against four major lepidopteran maize pests

Entomophaga

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 153-165

  Bohorova, N ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Diatraea grandiosella; Diatraea saccharalis; Helicoverpa zea; Maize; Mortality; Spodoptera frugiperda

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIATRAEA; DIATRAEA GRANDIOSELLA; DIATRAEA SACCHARALIS; HELICOVERPA ZEA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; SACCHARUM HYBRID CULTIVAR; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030389692     PISSN: 00138959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02764243     Document Type: Article

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