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Comparative Susceptibility of Four Forest Insects to a Commercial Preparation of Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner)1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

O. N. Morris
O. N. Morris
Affiliation:
Forest Entomology and Pathology Laboratory, Department of Forestry of Canada, Victoria, British Columbia
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In recent years, Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) and other entomogenous spore-formers have received increased interest in view of their great potential for insect control. These insect pathogens are generally known as “microbial insecticides” and are so-called because of a spore-associated protein crystalline inclusion which have been shown to be toxic for some insects (Angus 1956). Krieg (1961) lists some one hundred insects, mainly Lepidoptera, which are susceptible to Bacillus thuringiensis and closely related bacteria.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 94 , Issue 7 , July 1962 , pp. 686 - 690
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1962

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