Bacillus thuringeniensis: potential for management of emerald ash borer

Leah Bauer; Donald Dean; Jo Handelsman

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Bacillus thuringeniensis: potential for management of emerald ash borer

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Authors:

Leah Bauer, Donald Dean, Jo Handelsman

Year:

2006

Type:

Other

Station:

Northern Research Station

Source:

In: Mastro, Victor; Reardon, Richard; Parra, Gregory, comps. Emerald ash borer research and technology development meeting; 2005 September 26-27; Pittsburg, PA. FHTET 2005-16. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 38-39.

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Abstract

The active ingredients of microbial insecticides are live microorganisms pathogenic to certain insects. One such insect pathogen is Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a bacterium found naturally in soil, on leaves, in places were insects are abundant (such as grain silos and insectaries), and in infected insects.

Citation

Bauer, Leah S.; Dean, Donald; Handelsman, Jo. 2006. Bacillus thuringeniensis: potential for management of emerald ash borer. In: Mastro, Victor; Reardon, Richard; Parra, Gregory, comps. Emerald ash borer research and technology development meeting; 2005 September 26-27; Pittsburg, PA. FHTET 2005-16. Morgantown, WV: U.S. Forest Service, Forest Health Technology Enterprise Team: 38-39.