Sustainable control of mosquito larvae in the field by the combined actions of the biological insecticide Bti and natural competitors

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 82-89

  Kroeger, Iris ^a   Liess, Matthias ^a   Dziock, Frank ^b   Duquesne, Sabine ^a  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES DRESDEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cladocera; Colonization; Insecticide; Intraspecific competition; Priority effect

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CRUSTACEA; DAPHNIA; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CRUSTACEA; CULICIDAE; DAPHNIA; LARVA; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84878260228     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: 19487134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1948-7134.2013.12012.x     Document Type: Article

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