Impact of inorganic pollutants perchlorate and hexavalent chromium on efficacy of Bacillus sphaericus and Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israehnsis against Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae)

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 811-816

  Sorensen, Mary A ^a   Walton, William E ^a   Trumble, John T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecotoxicology; Environmental contaminant; Larvicide; Mosquito; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM; CHROMIUM HEXAVALENT ION; PERCHLORATE; PERCHLORIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX; DRUG EFFECT; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOSQUITO; WATER POLLUTANT;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHROMIUM; CULEX; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PERCHLORIC ACID; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 34548818473     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[811:IOIPPA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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