Development of a Bacillus thuringiensis-based assay on Lygus hesperus

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1469-1479

  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; endotoxins

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; COLEOPTERA; DIALYSIS (DIPTERAN FLY); DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYGUS HESPERUS; MIRIDAE; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 27544481364     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/98.5.1469     Document Type: Article

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