Use of Bactimos briquets (B.t.i. formulation) combined with the backswimmer Notonecta irrorata (Hemiptera:Notonectidae) for control of mosquito larvae.

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J F Neri-Barbosa, H Quiroz-Martinez, M L Rodriguez-Tovar, L O Tejada, M H Badii

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J F Neri-Barbosa: Laboratorio de Entomologia, Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, U.A.N.L., San Nicolas de los Garza, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.

PMID: 9152881

The efficacies of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bactimos briquets) and the backswimmer Notonecta irrorata were evaluated both individually and in combination to control mosquito larvae in plastic containers in Monterrey, Mexico. The combined strategy proved to be the most effective one.

Aedes

Animals

Anopheles

Bacillus thuringiensis

Culex

Culicidae

Hemiptera

Larva

Mexico

Pest Control, Biological

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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