Bacterial Control of Mosquitoes & Black Flies Biochemistry, Genetics & Applications of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus / edited by Huguette de Barjac, Donald J. Sutherland.

Mosquitoes and black flies are a constant threat to health and comfort, yet the modern chemical pesticides used to control them have cre­ ated serious ecological problems. Populations of resistant mosquitoes and black flies have evolved, beneficial insects and natural predators have been destroyed,...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: de Barjac, Huguette (Editor), Sutherland, Donald J. (Editor)
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Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1990.
Edition:1st ed. 1990.
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505 0 |a 1 Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (B.t.i.) -- 1 Discovery of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis -- 2 Characterization and Prospective View of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis -- 3 Parasporal Body of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis: Structure, Protein Composition, and Toxicity -- 4 Mechanism of Action of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis Parasporal Body -- 5 Genetics of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis -- 6 Cloning of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis Mosquito Toxin Genes -- 7 Transfer of the Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis Mosquiticidal Toxin Gene into Mosquito Larval Food Sources -- 8 Potential for Improved Formulations of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis through Standardization and Fermentation Development -- 9 Activity, Field Efficacy, and Use of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis against Mosquitoes -- 10 Progress in the Biological Control of Black Flies with Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis, with Emphasis on Temperate Climates -- 11 Use of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis for Onchocerciasis Control in West Africa -- 12 Mammalian Safety of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis -- 2 Bacillus sphaericus -- 3 Introduction to the Study of Bacillus sphaericus as a Mosquito Control Agent -- 14 Classification of Bacillus sphaericus Strains and Comparative Toxicity to Mosquito Larvae -- 15 The Mosquito Larval Toxin of Bacillus sphaericus -- 16 Genetics of Bacillus sphaericus -- 17 Local Production of Bacillus sphaericus -- 18 Persistence and Formulation of Bacillus sphaericus -- 19 Formulations and Persistence of Bacillus sphaericus in Culex quinquefasciatus Larval Sites in Tropical Africa -- 20 Field Trials of Bacillus sphaericus for Mosquito Control -- 21 Mammalian Safety of Bacillus sphaericus -- 3 The Future -- 22 The Future of Bacterial Control of Mosquito and Black Fly Larvae. 
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