Efficacy of a new formulation of bacillus thuringiensis var israelensis (Bti) in laboratory and field conditions of Kumaun foothills of Uttaranchal, India

Journal of Communicable Diseases

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 290-299

  Sharma, S N ^a   Shukla, R P ^a   Mittal, P K ^a   Adak, T ^a   Kumar, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Breeding; Bti; Larvae; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS TOXIN; LARVICIDAL AGENT;

AEDES AEGYPTI; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISRAELENSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INDIA; INSECTICIDAL ACTIVITY; LABORATORY TEST; LARVA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; PARASITE VECTOR;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CULEX; INDIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 18144363637     PISSN: 00195138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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