Culture medium of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis Buibui enhances the insecticidal activities of δ-endotoxins from B. thuringiensis serovar kurstaki and aizawai against lepidopterous pest insects

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 575-582

  Asano, Shoji ^a   Ogiwara, Katsutoshi ^a   Takahashi, Makoto ^a   Indrasith, Leslie S ^a  

^a KUBOTA CORPORATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis serovar japonensis Buibui; Mamestra; Plutella; Spodoptera; Synergism

Indexed keywords

ADOXOPHYES HONMAI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR JAPONENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMESTRA; MAMESTRA BRASSICAE; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; PLUTELLA; PLUTELLA XYLOSTELLA; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA LITURA;

EID: 0034310224     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2000.575     Document Type: Article

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