Brevibacillus agri, a pathogenic bacterium of Malacosoma neustria (Lepidoptera : Lasiocampidae)

Aslan I., Coruh S., Ozbek H., Yaman M., Sahin F.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, cilt.14, sa.2, ss.98-100, 2005 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2005
  • Dergi Adı: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.98-100
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Malacosoma neustria (Lepidoptera: Lasiocampidae) is one of the important agricultural pests in Turkey. A bacterial pathogen of M. neustria was isolated and characterized to find an effective and safe bacterial agent for its biological control. The isolated bacteria were identified as Brevibacillus agri and show a high toxicity to the larvae of M. neustria.