Prabhakar, A. and Bishop, A. H. (2009) Effect of Bacillus thuringiensis naturally colonising Brassica campestris var. chinensis leaves on neonate larvae of Pieris brassicae. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, 100 (3). pp. 193-194. ISSN 0022-2011 (doi:10.1016/j.jip.2009.02.001)

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Abstract

The feeding of neonate larvae of Pieris brassicae (Order Lepidoptera) on leaves of brassica plants that had been colonised by Bacillus thuringiensis resulted in the death of 35% of the population within 72 h. The bacteria Multiplied in the cadavers, resulting in an increase of about 50-fold compared to the living insects. Surviving insects showed no ill effects during the time of the study. There was negligible multiplication of B. thuringiensis in the frass. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	bacillus thuringiensis, leaf colonisation, insect pathology, ecology
Subjects:	Q Science > QL Zoology
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Human Sciences (HUM)
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Last Modified:	09 Oct 2021 04:46
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/1549

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