Lack of toxicity to adults of the Mexican fruit fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) of β-exotoxin in Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxin preparations

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1076-1079

  Robacker, David C ^a   Garcia, Jose A ^a   Martinez, Adelaido J ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

exotoxin; Anastrepha ludens; Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological insecticides; Endotoxin; Thuringiensin

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE; BACTERIAL TOXIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ENDOTOXIN; SUGAR ACID; THURINGIENSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FLY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY;

ADENOSINE; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DIPTERA; ENDOTOXINS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SUGAR ACIDS;

EID: 0034244638     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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