Efficacy of VectoBac (Bacillus thuringiensis variety israelensis) Formulations for Mosquito Control in Australia

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1786-1791

  Russell, Tanya L ^a   Brown, Michael D ^a,b   Purdie, David M ^a   Ryan, Peter A ^a   Kay, Brian H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b FMC Chemicals   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aedes; Bacillus thuringiensis variety israelensis; Biocontrol; Culex; Ochlerotatus

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; ANIMALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX ANNULIROSTRIS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX SITIENS; OCHLEROTATUS NOTOSCRIPTUS; OCHLEROTATUS VIGILAX;

EID: 0742305432     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.6.1786     Document Type: Article

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