Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis β-exotoxin to three species of fruit flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1052-1056

  Toledo, Jorge ^a   Liedo, Pablo ^a   Williams, Trevor ^a   Ibarra, Jorge ^b  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Anastrepha spp.; Bioassay; Larvalcide; Mexico; Sublethal effects; exotoxin

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; BETA EXOTOXIN; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; SURVIVAL; TOXICITY TESTING;

ANASTREPHA; ANASTREPHA LUDENS; ANASTREPHA OBLIQUA; ANASTREPHA SERPENTINA; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0033212726     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/92.5.1052     Document Type: Article

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