Host plant influence on activity of Bacillus thuringiensis berliner against lepidopterous pests of crops

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 311-317

  Ibrahim Ali, M ^a   Young, S Y ^a   McNew, R C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Helicoverpa zea; Host plant; Median lethal concentration; Pseudoplusia includens; Spodoptera exigua

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR BERLINER; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); GLYCINE MAX; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; PSEUDOPLUSIA INCLUDENS; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA EXIGUA; ZEA;

EID: 4644297439     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-39.3.311     Document Type: Article

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