Laboratory and field evaluation of two Bacillus thuringiensis formulations, novodor and raven, for control of cottonwood leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 713-720

  Coyle, David R ^a   McMillin, Joel D ^a,b   Krause, Steven C ^a,c   Hart, Elwood R ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c ABBOTT LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Chrysomela scripta; Cottonwood leaf beetle; Defoliation; Mortality; Short rotation woody crops

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BEETLES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034201697     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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