Susceptibility Profile of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) to Bacillus sphaericus on Selection with Rotation and Mixture of B. sphaericus and B. thuringiensis israelensis

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 672-677

  Zahiri, Nayer S ^a   Mulla, Mir S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Bacillus thuringiensis ssp. israelensis; Mixture; Mosquitoes; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0242492616     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-40.5.672     Document Type: Article

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