Effect of temperature on the susceptibility of Culiseta longiareolata (Macquart) (Dipt., Culicidae) to two standard strains of biocontrol bacteria

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 123, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 629-631

  Katbeh Bader, A ^a   Khyami Horani, H ^a   Mohsen, Z H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

^b Arab Pest Control Center   (Jordan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; MORTALITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULICIDAE; CULISETA LONGIAREOLATA; DIPTERA;

EID: 0033451403     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.1999.00414.x     Document Type: Article

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