Bacillus sphaericus inhibits hatching of phlebotomine sand fly eggs

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 351-352

  Robert, L L ^a,b   Perich, M J ^c   Schlein, Y ^d   Jacobson, J L ^d  

^a KENYA MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Control; Ovicide; Phlebotomus dubascqi; Sand fly; Sergentomyia schwetzi

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; OOCYTE; PSYCHODIDAE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; LARVA; OVUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PSYCHODIDAE;

EID: 0032162044     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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