Mosquito adulticidal activity of a biosurfactant produced by Bacillus subtilis subsp. subtilis

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1447-1450

  Geetha, Irudayaraj ^a   Paily, Kummankottil P ^a   Manonmani, Arulsamy M ^a  

^a VECTOR CONTROL RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Adulticide; Anopheles; Bacillus; Biosurfactant; Surfactin

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; SURFACTANT;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DISEASE VECTOR; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; SURFACTANT;

ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIFE CYCLE STAGE; MALARIA; METABOLISM; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; CULTURE TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; INSECT VECTORS; INSECTICIDES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MALARIA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENTS; TOXICITY TESTS;

ANOPHELES STEPHENSI; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACILLUS SUBTILIS SUBSP. SUBTILIS;

EID: 84867636354     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.3324     Document Type: Article

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