Analysis of toxicity on Bacillus sphaericus from amazonian soils to Anopheles darlingi and Culex quinquefasciatus larvae

Acta Amazonica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 255-262

  Litaiff, Eleilza De Castro ^a   Tadei, Wanderli Pedro ^a   Porto, Jorge Ivan Rebelo ^a   Oliveira, Ila Maria De Aguiar ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAZONAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian; Bioassays; Biolarvicides; Entomopathogens; Vector control

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES DARLINGI; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

EID: 49649102845     PISSN: 00445967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0044-59672008000200008     Document Type: Article

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