Effects of stilbene optical brighteners on the insecticidal activity of Bacillus thuringiensis and a single nucleopolyhedrovirus on Helicoverpa armigera

Biological Control

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 322-327

  Ibargutxi, María A ^a   Muñoz, Delia ^a,b   Bernal, Alexandra ^a   Escudero, Iñigo Ruiz de ^a,b   Caballero, Primitivo ^a,b  

^a PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Helicoverpa armigera; Insecticidal activity; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Optical brighteners

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS;

EID: 55249115741     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.08.019     Document Type: Article

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