Laboratory and field evaluation of efficacy of vectobac®12as against Culex sitiens (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-185

  Brown, Michael D ^a   Thomas, Darran ^b   Watson, K ^c   Kay, Brian H ^a  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Gold Coast City Council   (Australia)

^c Hoechst Schering AgrEvo Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

B.t.i; Culex sitiens; Larvicide; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULEX; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 0032085986     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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