Bacillus thuringiensis in caterpillars and associated materials collected from protected tropical forests in northwestern Costa Rica
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) synthesizes crystalline inclusions that are toxic to caterpillars (Lepidoptera) and other orders of invertebrates. Materials associated with 37 caterpillars from 16 species, collected while feeding on 15 different species of host plants in dry, cloud and rain forests loca...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Vicerractoría Investigación
2006-06-01
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Series: | Revista de Biología Tropical |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-77442006000200004 |