Microbial agents Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus suppress eutrophication, enhance water quality, and control mosquitoes in microcosms

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 761-767

  Su, Tianyun ^a   Mulla, Mir S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Algae; Bacillus sphaericus; Bacillus thuringiensis spp. israelensis; Culex; Eutrophication; Primary productivity

Indexed keywords

ALGA GROWTH; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GROWTH INHIBITION; PLANT GROWTH; WATER ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; EUTROPHICATION; MICROORGANISM; WATER TREATMENT;

ALGAE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHLORELLA; CHLORELLA SP.; CLOSTERIUM; CULEX;

EID: 0032856758     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/28.4.761     Document Type: Article

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