Lack of effects of Bacillus sphaericus (Vectolex®) on nontarget organisms in a mosquito-control program in southeastern Wisconsin: A 3-year study

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 201-212

  Merritt, Richard W ^a   Lessard, Joanna L ^a   Wessell, Kelly J ^a   Hernandez, Osvaldo ^a   Berg, Martin B ^b   Wallace, John R ^c   Novak, John A ^d   Ryan, John ^e   Merritt, Brett W ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^c MILLERSVILLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Assistant Professor in the University Libraries   (United States)

^e Clarke Mosquito Control   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Biological control; Invertebrates; Mosquito control; Nontarget

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; DIPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; PHALARIS; PHALARIS AQUATICA; PHALARIS ARUNDINACEA; TYPHA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BIODIVERSITY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATE; LARVA; MOSQUITO; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BIODIVERSITY; CULICIDAE; ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; INVERTEBRATES; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; WISCONSIN;

EID: 25144520481     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/8756-971X(2005)21[201:LOEOBS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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