Impact of sunlight exposure on the residual efficacy of biolarvicides Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus against the main malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae

Impact of sunlight exposure on the residual efficacy of biolarvicides Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis and Bacillus sphaericus against the main malaria vector, Anopheles gambiae

Abstract Background Biotic and abiotic factors have been reported to affect the larvicidal efficacy of Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) and Bacillus sphaericus (Bs), although the extent to which they are affected has been poorly documented. This paper studies the effect of sunlight exposure...

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Main Authors: Barnabas Zogo, Bertin N’Cho Tchiekoi, Alphonsine A. Koffi, Amal Dahounto, Ludovic P. Ahoua Alou, Roch K. Dabiré, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Nicolas Moiroux, Cédric Pennetier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-02-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis
Bacillus sphaericus
Residual efficacy
Sunlight
Larval instars
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-019-2687-0

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