Resistance development in mosquito larvae Culex pipiens to the bacterial agent Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 29-32

  Saleh, Moustafa S ^a   El Meniawi, F A ^a   Kelada, N L ^a   Zahran, H M ^a  

^a Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE CONTROL; MOSQUITO;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0037325098     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0418.2003.00703.x     Document Type: Article

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