Efficacy of Bacillus sphaericus against larvae of malaria and filarial vectors: An analysis of early resistance detection

Parasitology Research

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 763-766

  Singh, Gavendra ^a   Prakash, Soam ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; FILARIA; LARVA; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VECTOR CONTROL; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; BACILLUS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLASSIFICATION; CULEX; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FILARIASIS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACILLUS; CULEX; FILARIASIS; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; LARVA; MALARIA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 65549132830     PISSN: 09320113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00436-008-1252-5     Document Type: Article

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