Comparison between diflubenzuron and a bacillus thuringiensis israelensis- and lysinibacillus sphaericus-based formulation for the control of mosquito larvae in urban catch basins in Switzerland

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 138-145

  Guidi, Valeria ^a,b   Lüthy, Peter ^c   Tonolla, Mauro ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b Institute of Medical Microbiology   (Switzerland)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis var; catch basins; israelensis; Lysinibacillus sphaericus; mosquito larvae; residual activity

Indexed keywords

DIFLUBENZURON; INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLACEAE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CITY; LARVA; MOSQUITO; SWITZERLAND;

ANIMALS; BACILLACEAE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; CITIES; CULICIDAE; DIFLUBENZURON; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SWITZERLAND;

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR ISRAELENSIS;

EID: 84878887441     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/12-6301R.1     Document Type: Article

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