The Detection of Bacillus thuringiensis in mass rearing of Cactoblastis cactorum (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 385-390

  Lietze, Verena Ulrike ^a   Schneider, George ^b   Prompiboon, Pannipa ^a   Boucias, Drion G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bt; cactus moth; entomopathogen; insect rearing

Indexed keywords

BACTERIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; CHEMICAL METHOD; COLONY; DETECTION METHOD; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH RATE; HEAT BALANCE; INSECTICIDE; LARVA; MICROSCOPY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; MOTH; REARING; SPORULATION;

BACILLI (CLASS); BACILLUS CEREUS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CACTACEAE; CACTOBLASTIS CACTORUM; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; PYRALIDAE;

EID: 77957350624     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1653/024.093.0310     Document Type: Article

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