Biological control of Bactocera oleae (Diptera: Tephritidae) using a Greek Bacillus thuringiensis isolate

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1657-1661

  Navrozidis, E I ^a   Vasara, E ^b   Karamanlidou, G ^b   Salpiggidis, G K ^a   Koliais, S I ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bactrocera oleae; Bactrocera oleae control; Biotoxicity; Field applications

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL SPORE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CRYSTALLIZATION; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; FLY; METHODOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIPTERA; FEMALE; OVIPOSITION; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL;

EID: 0034566741     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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