Larval susceptibility of the diamondback moth, Plutella xylostella (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), to Bacillus thuringiensis H serovars isolated in Japan

Microbiological Research

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-29

  Higuchi, Kazuhiko ^a   Saitoh, Hiroyuki ^a   Mizuki, Eiichi ^a   Ichimatsu, Tokio ^a   Ohba, Michio ^b  

^a FUKUOKA INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Diamondback moth; H serovars; Japanese isolates; Larvicidal activity

Indexed keywords

GENETIC STRAIN; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENOTOXICITY; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; JAPAN; SEROTYPE;

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; MOTH; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PEST CONTROL;

JAPAN;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; PLUTELLIDAE;

EID: 0034103340     PISSN: 09445013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0944-5013(00)80018-X     Document Type: Article

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