Author : RJ. Cibulsky
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 4 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)
Book Synopsis Formulation and Application Technologies for Microbial Pesticides by : RJ. Cibulsky
Download or read book Formulation and Application Technologies for Microbial Pesticides written by RJ. Cibulsky and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the past twenty years, a number of technological advancements have been made in the development of microbial pesticides for use in agricultural and forest insect control programs. The microbial pesticide currently used for the majority of these applications has been Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) var. kurstaki. This organism has proven itself to be a valuable tool for the control of lepidopterous insects on vegetables, cotton, soybean, and in hardwood and coniferous forests. The expansion of Bt from the original vegetable crop applications to field crops and forest insect control programs has occurred along with significant advances in technology involving the culture, mass production, formulation, and application of this unique microbe. The current interest in Bt and microbial insect control agents has been heightened by the recent development of significant resistance to chemical insecticides in a number of target insect species.