The utility of camptothecin as a synergist of bacillus thuringiensis var. kurstaki and nucleopolyhedroviruses against trichoplusia ni and spodoptera exigua

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 105, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1164-1170

  Sun, Shifeng ^a   Cheng, Zhongshan ^b   Fan, Jing ^a   Cheng, Xinghu ^a   Pang, Yi ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt); camptothecin (CPT); insect histopathology; nucleopolyhedrovirus (NPV); synergism

Indexed keywords

CAMPTOTHECIN; PESTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARMYWORM; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENT; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; POLYHEDROSIS VIRUS;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AGENTS; CAMPTOTHECIN; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; PESTICIDE SYNERGISTS; SPODOPTERA;

EID: 84865267861     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC12014     Document Type: Article

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