Aedes albopictus control with spray application of bacillus thuringiensis Israelensis, strain am 65-52

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1071-1081

  Lam, Patrick H Y ^a   Boon, Chia S ^a   Yng, Ng Y ^a   Benjamin, Seleena ^b  

^a Singapore Army   (Singapore)

^b Valent BioSciences Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes albopictus control; Larviciding; Spray application of Bti; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; SINGAPORE;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SINGAPORE;

EID: 79952110270     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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