Laboratory evaluation of vectobac® as against Aedes aegypti in Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 341-343

  Ponce G , Gustavo ^a   Flores, Adriana E ^a   Badii, Mohammad H ^a   Rodríguez Tovar, Ma Luisa ^a   Fernández Salas, Ildefonso ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis; Dengue; Insecticide resistance; Mosquito control; Vectobac

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EVALUATION; LARVA; MEXICO;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; EVALUATION STUDIES; LARVA; MEXICO; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036981696     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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