Residual activity of Bacillus thuringiensis serovars medellin and jegathesan on Culex pipiens and Aedes aegypti larvae

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 371-379

  Thiéry, Isabelle ^a   Fouque, Florence ^b   Gaven, B ^c   Lagneau, C ^c  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

^b INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LA GUYANE   (French Guiana)

^c Entente Interdepartementale pour la Demoustication du Littoral Mediterraneen   (France)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Bacillus thuringiensis serovar jegathesan; Bacillus thuringiensis serovar medellin; Bacillus thuringiensis var; Culex pipiens; Israelensis; Mosquito control; Residual efficacy

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CULEX; LARVA; METHODOLOGY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PESTICIDE RESIDUES;

EID: 0033192690     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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