Immature house fly (Musca domestica) control in breeding sites with a new Brevibacillus laterosporus formulation

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 505-509

  Ruiu, Luca ^a   Satta, Alberto ^a   Floris, Ignazio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological management; Diptera; Entomopathogenic bacterium; Microbial insecticide; Treatments

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BREEDING SITE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FLY; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LABORATORY METHOD; SPORE; TOXICITY TEST;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HOUSE FLY; INSECT CONTROL; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HOUSEFLIES; INSECT CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BREVIBACILLUS; BREVIBACILLUS LATEROSPORUS; DIPTERA; MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 43649108342     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X(2008)37[505:IHFMDC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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