Enhancement of ice-nucleating activity in Pseudomonas fluorescens and its effect on efficacy against overwintering Colorado potato beetles

Biological Control

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-34

  Castrillo, L A ^a   Rutherford, S T ^a   Lee Jr , R E ^a   Lee, M R ^a  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Colorado potato beetle; Freeze intolerant insects; Ice nucleating bacteria; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Pseudomonas fluorescens

Indexed keywords

AGAR MEDIUM; BACTERIAL CELL; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CELL GROWTH; CULTURE MEDIUM; GLYCEROL; ICE NUCLEATION; INSECT CONTROL; LIQUID CULTURE; OVERWINTERING; PERSISTENCE; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0035008350     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.2000.0915     Document Type: Article

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