Feeding behavior of spruce budworm (Leipodptera: Tortricidae) larvae subjected to multiple exposures of Bacillus thuringiensis variety kurstaki

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-236

  Moreau, Gaétan ^a   Bauce, Éric ^a  

^a Centre de Recherche sur le Bois   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aversion learning; Bacillus thuringiensis; Behavioral response; Choristoneura fumiferana; Dose ingestion; Feeding abstention

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0041630888     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2003)096[0231:FBOSBL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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