Effects of four Bacillus spp. of soil origin on the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say)

Entomological Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-138

  Ertürk, Ömer ^a   Yaman, Mustafa ^b   Aslan, Irfan ^c  

^a ORDU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bacillus; Biological control; Leptinotarsa decemlineata; Soil

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS (BACTERIUM); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS PUMILUS; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEPTINOTARSA DECEMLINEATA;

EID: 45349108143     PISSN: 17382297     EISSN: 17485967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5967.2008.00150.x     Document Type: Article

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