Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Single and Double Applications of Bacillus thuringiensis Variety kurstaki on Spruce Budworm (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) Larvae

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 280-286

  Moreau, Gaétan ^a,b   Bauce, Éric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Choristoneura fumiferana; Double application; Spruce budworm; Sublethal effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CHORISTONEURA FUMIFERANA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PICEA; TORTRICIDAE;

EID: 0242663341     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.2.280     Document Type: Article

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