Influence of temperature and concentration of VectoBac® on control of the salt-marsh mosquito, Ochlerotatus squamiger, in Monterey county, California

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 165-170

  Christiansen, Julie A ^a   McAbee, Rory D ^a   Stanich, Matthew A ^a   DeChant, Peter ^b   Boronda, Dennis ^c   Cornel, Anthony J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Valent BioSciences Corporation   (United States)

^c Northern Salinas Valley Mosquito Abatement District   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; Field control; Laboratory susceptibility assays; Ochlerotatus squamiger

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; OCHLEROTATUS; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CALIFORNIA; LARVA; OCHLEROTATUS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 3242809763     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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