Duration of activity of the microbial larvicide VectoLex CG® (Bacillus sphaericus) in Illinois catch basins and waste tires

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 366-370

  Siegel, Joel P ^a,b   Novak, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altosid; Bacillus sphaericus; Catch basin; Larvicide; Vectolex; Waste tires

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; COST; CULEX; ECONOMICS; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; TIME; UNITED STATES; WASTE DISPOSAL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; CULEX; ILLINOIS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; REFUSE DISPOSAL; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033190869     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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