Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxins against bean shoot borer (Epinotia aporema Wals.) larvae, a major soybean pest in Argentina

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 125-129

  Sauka, Diego H ^a   Sánchez, Jorge ^b   Bravo, Alejandra ^b   Benintende, Graciela B ^a  

^a Instituto de Microbiologia y Zoologia Agricola   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Cry proteins; Epinotia aporema

Indexed keywords

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

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROBIOLOGY; SOYBEAN;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LEPIDOPTERA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SOYBEANS;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; EPINOTIA; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 33846404123     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2006.09.002     Document Type: Article

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