Some environmental and biological factors influencing the activity of entomopathogenic Bacillus on mosquito larvae in Brazil
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
; 90(1): 121-124, Jan.-Feb. 1995.
Article
in En
| LILACS
| ID: lil-319920
Responsible library:
BR1.1
RESUMO
The influence of environmental and biological factors on the efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis and B. sphaericus as mosquito larvicides are reviewed. The importance of strain dependence, cultivating media/methods, mosquito species/specificity, formulations and their relation to mosquito feeding habits, as well as temperature, solar exposure, larval density and concomitant presence of other aquatic organisms are addressed with reference to the present status of knowledge in Brazil.
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
LILACS
Main subject:
Bacillus thuringiensis
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Mosquito Control
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Culicidae
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
America do sul
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Brasil
Language:
En
Journal:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Journal subject:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
/
PARASITOLOGIA
Year:
1995
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Country of publication:
Brazil