Effectiveness of Bacillus thuringiensis strains against Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Brazilian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 165-167

  Polanczyk, Ricardo Antonio ^a   Pires Da Silva, Rogério Fernando ^a   Fiuza, Lidia Mariana ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO VALE DO RIO DOS SINOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassays; Biological control; Fall armyworm; Spodoptera frugiperda

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; DENDROLIMUS; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345445441     PISSN: 15178382     EISSN: 16784405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1517-83822000000300003     Document Type: Article

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