Screening of the insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis strains against Lygus hesperus (Hemiptera: Miridae) nymphal population

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 251-258

  Wellman Desbiens, Élisabeth ^a,b   Côté, Jean Charles ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Hemiptera; Lygus hesperus; exotoxin; endotoxin

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYGUS; LYGUS HESPERUS; MIRIDAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 2342559929     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.2.251     Document Type: Article

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