The broadly insecticidal Photorhabdus luminescens toxin complex a (Tca): Activity against the Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, and sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Blackburn, Michael B ^a   Domek, John M ^a   Gelman, Dale B ^a   Hu, Jing S ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic bacteria; Photorhabdus luminescens; Tca; Toxin complex

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEMISIA TABACI; LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA; PHOTORHABDUS LUMINESCENS;

EID: 27844512866     PISSN: 15362442     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jis/5.1.32     Document Type: Article

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