Susceptibility of Spodoptera frugiperda and S. exigua to Bacillus thuringiensis Vip3Aa insecticidal protein

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 334-339

  Chakroun, Maissa ^a   Bel, Yolanda ^a   Caccia, Silvia ^a   Abdelkefi Mesrati, Lobna ^b   Escriche, Baltasar ^a   Ferré, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b CENTRE DE BIOTECHNOLOGIE DE SFAX   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Bioinsecticides; Insect pest control; Insect proteases; Mode of action; Vegetative insecticidal proteins

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; INSECTICIDE; VIP3A PROTEIN, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHEMISTRY; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; LARVA; LD 50; LONGEVITY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPODOPTERA;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; LETHAL DOSE 50; LONGEVITY; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; SPODOPTERA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA;

EID: 84861936155     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.03.021     Document Type: Article

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