Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) provides residual control of Aedes aegypti in small containers

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1053-1059

  Ritchie, Scott A ^a   Rapley, Luke P ^b   Benjamin, Seleena ^c  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Valent BioSciences Corporation ^*

^c Valent BioSciences Corporation   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VECTOBAC WG;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS ISRAELENSIS; CONTAINER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FLOODING; INSECT CONTROL; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PREMEDICATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VECTOR CONTROL;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS;

EID: 77953759568     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0603     Document Type: Article

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