Control of Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) by Bacillus sphaericus and B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis, Produced on a New Potato Extract Culture Medium

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 743-748

  Poopathi, Subbiah ^a,c   Kumar, K Anup ^b   Arunachalam, N ^a   Tyagi, B K ^a   Sekar, Vaithilingam ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS   (India)

^b MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

B. Thuringiensis subsp. Israelensis; Bacillus sphaericus; Cesspits; Culex quinquefasciatus; Mosquito control; Potato extract

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; MORTALITY; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; LURIA; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0344152910     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315031000151738     Document Type: Article

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