Evaluation of strains of Bacillus thuringiensis as biological control agents of the adult stages of the carrot weevil, Listronotus oregonensis (Coleoptera:Curculionidae)
Strains of Bacillus thuringiensis active against Coleoptera were evaluated for toxicity against the adult stage of the carrot weevil, Listronotus oregonensis. Mortality and frass bioassays using a suitable semi-artificial diet showed strains A30, A429 and BTT to be highly toxic. Mortality persisted...
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McGill University
1993
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