Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis against Phyllocnistis citrella (Lepidoptera: Phyllocnistidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1880-1883

  Dias, Carla ^a   Garcia, Patrícia ^a   Simões, Nelson ^a   Oliveira, Luísa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Biological control; Larval mortality; Phyllocnistis citrella

Indexed keywords

AGROMYZIDAE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CITRUS SINENSIS; LEPIDOPTERA; PHYLLOCNISTINAE; PHYLLOCNISTIS CITRELLA;

EID: 30744473255     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/98.6.1880     Document Type: Article

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