Effect of ultraviolet radiation on spore viability and mosquitocidal activity of an indigenous ISPC-8 Bacillus sphaericus Neide strain

Acta Tropica

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-116

  Hadapad, A B ^a   Vijayalakshmi, N ^a   Hire, R S ^a   Dongre, T K ^a  

^a BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Bacillus sphaericus; Biopesticides; Culex quinquefasciatus; Microbial control; Mosquito; UV radiation

Indexed keywords

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIUM; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; INSECTICIDE; SPORE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VIABILITY;

ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIAL SPORE; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; NONHUMAN; RADIOSENSITIVITY; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS; CULEX; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPORES, BACTERIAL; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 47549098580     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2008.04.024     Document Type: Article

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