Evaluation of polymer-based granular formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis against larval Aedes aegypti in the laboratory

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 352-358

  Blanco, María Guadalupe Maldonado ^a   Wong, Luis Jesús Galán ^a   Padilla, Cristina Rodríguez ^a   Martínez, Humberto Quiroz ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE NUEVO LEÓN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Bacillus thuringiensis serovar. israelensis; Microbial control; Polymer based formulations; Residual activity

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA SENEGAL; AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS;

ALGINIC ACID; GELATIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; GUM ARABIC; HEXURONIC ACID; PARAFFIN; POLYMER;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DELAYED RELEASE FORMULATION; LARVA; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TIME; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

AEDES; ALGINATES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DELAYED-ACTION PREPARATIONS; GELATIN; GLUCURONIC ACID; GUM ARABIC; HEXURONIC ACIDS; LARVA; PARAFFIN; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; POLYMERS; TIME FACTORS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 0036984786     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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