Evaluation of a commercial Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis formulation for the control of chironomid midge larvae (Diptera: Chironomidae) in establishing rice crops in south-eastern Australia

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 112, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-15

  Stevens, Mark M ^a   Hughes, Peter A ^b   Mo, Jianhua ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis; Chironomidae; Chironomus tepperi; Rice

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHIRONOMIDAE; CROP; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; RICE;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; LARVA; ORYZA SATIVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMINAE; CHIRONOMUS TEPPERI; DIPTERA; TANYPODINAE;

EID: 84869882184     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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