Environmental Persistence ofBacillus thuringiensisSpores Following Aerial Application

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 263-267

  Smith, Robert A ^a   Barry, John W ^b  

^a ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

aerial spraying; Bacillus thuringiensis; environment; gypsy moth; persistence; spore

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0032058475     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jipa.1997.4738     Document Type: Article

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