Larvicidal Activities of Indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates and Nematode Symbiotic Bacterial Toxins against the Mosquito Vector, Culex pipiens (Diptera: Culicidae)

• Main Authors: Ashraf M Ahmed (Author), Hamdy I Hussein (Author), Talat A El-Kersh (Author), Yazeed A Al-Sheikh (Author), Tahany H Ayaad (Author), Hanan A El-Sadawy (Author), Fahd A Al-Mekhlafi (Author), Mohamed S Ibrahim (Author), Jameel Al-Tamimi (Author), Fahd A Nasr (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The incidence of mosquito-borne diseases and the resistance of mosquitoes to conventional pesticides have recently caused a panic to the authorities in the endemic countries. This study was conducted to identify native larvicidal biopesticides against Culex pipiens for utilization in the...