Persistence of Bacillus sphaericus in cadavers of mosquito larvae

Israel Journal of Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue , 1998, Pages 49-56

  Uspensky, Igor ^a   Klein, Daniela ^a   Braun, Sergei ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis; Culex pipiens; Larvicidal effect; Larvicide persistence; Mosquito control; Mosquito larvicide; Spore recycling; Sublethal effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 2142663367     PISSN: 00751243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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