Activity of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins against codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.) larvae

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 96-99

  Boncheva, Rumyana ^a   Dukiandjiev, Stefan ^a   Minkov, Ivan ^a   de Maagd, Ruud A ^b   Naimov, Samir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLOVDIV   (Bulgaria)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Bioassay; Cry; Cydia pomonella L. (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae); Hybrid protein; Trypsin; Endotoxin

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CYDIA POMONELLA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BACTERIAL TOXIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOTH;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOTHS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33747234709     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.01.004     Document Type: Article

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