Host activity spectrum of the cryiia Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki protein: Effects on Lepidoptera, Diptera, and non-target Arthropods

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 395-404

  Sims, Steven R ^a  

^a Whitmire Micro Gen   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGROTIS IPSILON; ANOPHELES QUADRIMACULATUS; ANTICARSIA GEMMATALIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COLEOPTERA; COLLEMBOLA; CRY IIA PROTEIN; FLY; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; ISOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; NEUROPTERA; ORTHOPTERA; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

EID: 0031416083     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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