Spray-dried microencapsulated Bacillus thuringiensis formulations for the control of Epilachna varivestis mulsant

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-48

  Tamez Guerra, Patricia ^a,b   García Gutiérrez, Cipriano ^c   Medrano Roldán, Hiram ^d   Galán Wong, Luis J ^a   Sandoval Coronado, Carlos F ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO NACIONAL   (Mexico)

^d ITD   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DISEASE DETECTION; HERBICIDE PRODUCTION; MEXICO; PLANT PATHOGEN INTERACTION; SPRAY DRYING;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; EPILACHNA VARIVESTIS; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; TRICHOPLUSIA NI;

EID: 0033103603     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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