Effect of temperature and relative humidity on the cellular defense response of Ephestia kuehniella larvae fed Bacillus thuringiensis

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 79-84

  Mostafa, A M ^a   Fields, P G ^b   Holliday, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b Cereal Research Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki; Cellular immunity; Ephestia kuehniella; Nodulation; Relative humidity; Temperature

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMIDITY; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOTH; TEMPERATURE; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HUMIDITY; LARVA; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TRITICUM;

ANAGASTA KUEHNIELLA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPIDOPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 27144550440     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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