Bacterial Control of Mosquitoes & Black Flies Biochemistry, Genetics & Applications of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus

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)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1990.
Edition:1st ed. 1990.
Series:Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Animal systematics.
Animal taxonomy.
Animal anatomy.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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