Studies of bacteria as potential microbial control agents of the large white butterfly, Pieris brassicae (Linnaeus) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae)

African Entomology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-149

  Yaman, M ^a   Demirbag, Z ^a  

^a KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PEST CONTROL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; INSECT CONTROL;

PIERIS BRASSICAE;

EID: 0033894257     PISSN: 10213589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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