Assessment of a direct application of two bacillus thuringiensis israelensis formulations for immediate and residual control of aedes albopictus

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 385-388

  Farajollahi, Ary ^a,b   Williams, Gregory M ^a,c   Condon, George C ^a,b   Kesavaraju, Banugopan ^d   Unlu, Isik ^a,b   Gaugler, Randy ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Mercer County Mosquito Control   (United States)

^c Hudson County Mosquito Control   (United States)

^d Salt Lake City Mosquito Abatement District   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian tiger mosquito; Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis; larvicide; megadose; VectoBac WDG

Indexed keywords

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EVALUATION STUDY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84897018245     PISSN: 8756971X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2987/13-6332.1     Document Type: Article

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