Isolation of Bacillus thuringiensis from the state of Amazonas, in Brazil, and screening against Aedes aegypti (Diptera, Culicidae)
We investigated the use of Bacillus thuringiensis isolated in the state of Amazonas, in Brazil, for the biological control of the dengue vector Aedes aegypti. From 25 soil samples collected in nine municipalities, 484 bacterial colonies were obtained, 57 (11.78%) of which were identified as B. thuri...
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Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Entomologia
2015-03-01
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Series: | Revista Brasileira de Entomologia |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262015000100001&lng=en&tlng=en |