Survival of diverse Bacillus thuringiensis strains in gypsy moth (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae) is correlated with urease production

Biological Control

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 147-151

  Martin, Phyllis A W ^a   Farrar Jr , Robert R ^a   Blackburn, Michael B ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Lymantria dispar

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE;

EID: 69049102990     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.03.020     Document Type: Article

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