Susceptibility of the house fly pupal parasitoid Muscidifurax raptor (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae) to the entomopathogenic bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis and Brevibacillus laterosporus

Biological Control

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 188-194

  Ruiu, L ^a   Satta, A ^a   Floris, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Brevibacillus laterosporus; House fly; Microbial control; Muscidifurax raptor; Non target effects; Pupal parasitoid

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE; MUSCIDIFURAX RAPTOR; PTEROMALIDAE; RAPTORES;

EID: 34848885414     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2007.08.005     Document Type: Article

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