microbial insecticide

[mī′krō·bē·əl in′sek·tə‚sīd]

(microbiology)

Species-specific bacteria which are pathogenic for and used against injurious insects.

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Development of a new microbial insecticide based on Chromobacterium subtsugae.

Comparative effects of two novel Betaproteobacteria-based insecticides on Myzus persicae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) and Phenacoccus madeirensis (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae)

(2012) found Bacillus thuringiensis (0.2%) as a safer microbial insecticide to Trichogramma chilonis.

Evaluation of toxicity of botanical and microbial insecticides to egg parasitoid Trichogramma chilonis (Hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Key word: Field populations Bactrocera zonata organophosphates pyrethorids microbial insecticide resistant carbamate susceptible.

ASSESSMENT OF INSECTICIDES RESISTANCE IN FIELD POPULATION OF BACTROCERA ZONATA (SAUNDERS) (DIPTERA: TEPHRITIDAE)

xylostella occurring in Southern Brazil has not acquired resistance to this microbial insecticide, as reported by CASTELO BRANCO & GATEHOUSE (2001) in the Federal District, Brazil.

Toxicity and residual control of Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) with Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner and insecticides/Toxicidade e controle residual de Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) com Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner e inseticidas

Targeting larvae is more desirable than controlling adults because the larvae are concentrated in a relatively small area; whatever microbial insecticide adopted needs to be consumed by mosquito larva and must be applied well before the last larval instar stage (1).

Toxicity and mosquito larvicidal activities of the essential oils from the leaves of Acalypha ornata and Acalypha ciliata in southwest Nigeria

A microbial insecticide is sold under various names for grasshopper control.

Balancing the bugs: learn about the good, the bad and the downright creepy to keep your garden safe and thriving

The test was to study the effectiveness of the new microbial insecticide "Amamectin".

Looking backward into the future

This microbial insecticide is generally toxic only to leaf-feeding caterpillars; the spray has no effect on adult butterflies and moths.

So you want to control pests naturally...

Microbial insecticide, Ecotoxicology, Insect-pest management.

Comparative Evaluation of Selected Biorational Insecticides against Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) on Cauliflower

Research that improved microbial insecticide formulations also led to environmentally friendly chemical formulations.

New Products To Suppress an Old Insect Pest

Biorational insecticide, Microbial insecticide, Insecticide resistance, Ecotoxicology.

Monitoring Susceptibility to Spinosad in Three Major Stored-Product Insect Species from Punjab, Pakistan

Side-effects of the microbial insecticide PreFeRal WG (Paecilomyces fumosoroseus, strain Apopka 97) on Bombus terrestris.

Effect of Isaria fumosorosea (Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae) and Lysiphlebus testaceipes, (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) on the brown citrus aphid: preliminary assessment of a compatibility study

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