Effectiveness of a new granular formulation of biolarvicide bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis against larvae of malaria vectors in India

Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-75

  Tiwari, Satyanarayan ^a   Ghosh, Susanta K ^a   Mittal, Pradeep K ^b   Dash, Aditya P ^b,c  

^a National Institute of Malaria Research   (India)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MALARIA RESEARCH   (India)

^c WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

An. stephensi; Anopheles culicifacies; Bacillus thuringiensis var.; Biolarvicide; israelensis

Indexed keywords

LARVICIDAL AGENT;

ANOPHELES; ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CARRIER; DRUG EFFICACY; FISH; FROG; HABITAT; HEMIPTERA; HUMIDITY; INDIA; LABORATORY TEST; LC 50; LC 90; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; TADPOLE; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; VECTOR CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ANURA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; FISHES; HEMIPTERA; INDIA; INSECT VECTORS; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; MALARIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PUPA;

ANOPHELES CULICIFACIES; ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; ANURA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; NOTONECTIDAE;

EID: 79251612204     PISSN: 15303667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/vbz.2009.0197     Document Type: Article

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