Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis control of synanthropic mites (Acari: Acaridida) under laboratory conditions

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 339-346

  Erban, Tomas ^a   Nesvorna, Marta ^a   Erbanova, Michaela ^a   Hubert, Jan ^a  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Allergen; Astigmata; Biological control; Bt; Storage product

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; ENDOTOXIN; HEMOLYSIN; INSECTICIDAL CRYSTAL PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

BIOCONTROL AGENT; LABORATORY METHOD; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MITE; PEST CONTROL; POPULATION GROWTH; POPULATION MODELING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EVALUATION; MITE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACARICIDES; ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; ENDOTOXINS; HEMOLYSIN PROTEINS; MITES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ACARI; ACARUS SIRO; ASTIGMATA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR TENEBRIONIS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES FARINAE; LEPIDOGLYPHUS DESTRUCTOR; TYROPHAGUS PUTRESCENTIAE;

EID: 70449519296     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-009-9265-z     Document Type: Article

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