ASSAY OF BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS (BERL) ISOLATES AGAINST THE GREASY CUTWORM AGROTIS-YPSILON (ROTT) (LEP, NOCTUIDAE)

Authors
ELA RA SALAMA H RAGAEI M
Citation
Ra. Ela et al., ASSAY OF BACILLUS-THURINGIENSIS (BERL) ISOLATES AGAINST THE GREASY CUTWORM AGROTIS-YPSILON (ROTT) (LEP, NOCTUIDAE), Journal of applied entomology, 116(2), 1993, pp. 151-155
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology
Journal title
Journal of applied entomology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09312048
Volume
116
Issue
2
Year of publication
1993
Pages
151 - 155
Database
ISI
SICI code
0931-2048(1993)116:2<151:AOB(IA>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
Fifty-four cultures of Bacillus thuringiensis belonging to seven varie ties were screened with respect to the potency of their endotoxin prep arations against larvae of the greasy cutworm Agrotis ypsilon. Among t hese tested strains, five cultures were potent. The active cultures be long to the varieties tolworthi, thuringiensis and galleriae.