Effects of Algae on the Efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis Var. israelensis Against Larval Black Flies

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2004

Original Publication

Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association

Volume

20

Series / Issue

Issue: 2

Pages

171-175

Contributed by

American Mosquito Control Association

Notes

Author(s) - Marianne S. Stephens, Jay P. Overmyer, Elmer W. Gray, Ray Noblet

 

Abstract

Personnel from several black fly control programs have reported that the efficacy of Bacillusthuringiensis var. israelesis (Bti) is reduced during periods when algal concentrations are high in the waterways.Although the reduction in Bti-induced mortality in black fly larvae is presumed to be...

Notes

Author(s) - Marianne S. Stephens, Jay P. Overmyer, Elmer W. Gray, Ray Noblet