Larvicidal persistence of formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis to control larval Aedes aegypti

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-314

  Vilarinhos, Paulo T R ^a   Monnerat, Rose ^b  

^a Departamento de Vigilância Ambiental   (Brazil)

^b EMBRAPA RECURSOS GENÉTICOS E BIOTECNOLOGIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biological control; Containers; Entomopathogenic bacteria; Mosquito; Sunlight exposure

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS;

TEMEFOS;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; LARVA; SUNLIGHT; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SUNLIGHT; TEMEFOS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 16544369942     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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