Long-lasting effects of a Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis experimental tablet formulation for Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) control

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1590-1595

  Armengol, Gemma ^a,b   Hernandez, Johana ^a   Velez, Jose G ^a   Orduz, Sergio ^a,c  

^a Unidad de Biología Celular y Molecular   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis; Biological control; Tablet formulation

Indexed keywords

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 33845267447     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.5.1590     Document Type: Article

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