Bacterial toxins active against mosquitoes: Mode of action and resistance

MHNL Silva-Filha, TP Romão, TMT Rezende… - Toxins, 2021 - mdpi.com
Larvicides based on the bacteria Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis (Bti) and
Lysinibacillus sphaericus are effective and environmentally safe compounds for the control …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and socioeconomic effects of mosquito control in Europe using the biocide Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti)

CA Brühl, L Després, O Frör, CD Patil, B Poulin… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) has been used in mosquito control programs to
reduce nuisance in Europe for decades and is generally considered an environmentally …

Impact of soil microbial amendments on tomato rhizosphere microbiome and plant growth in field soil

A Nuzzo, A Satpute, U Albrecht, SL Strauss - Microbial ecology, 2020 - Springer
There is increased interest by the agricultural industry in microbial amendments that
leverage natural beneficial interactions between plants and soil microbes to improve crop …

Long-lasting microbial larvicides for controlling insecticide resistant and outdoor transmitting vectors: a cost-effective supplement for malaria interventions

G Zhou, E Lo, AK Githeko, YA Afrane… - Infectious diseases of …, 2020 - mednexus.org
The issues of pyrethroid resistance and outdoor malaria parasite transmission have
prompted the WHO to call for the development and adoption of viable alternative vector …

Aedes aegypti continuously exposed to Bacillus thuringiensis svar. israelensis does not exhibit changes in life traits but displays increased susceptibility for Zika …

KS Carvalho, DRD Guedes, MM Crespo… - Parasites & …, 2021 - Springer
Background Aedes aegypti can transmit arboviruses worldwide, and Bacillus thuringiensis
svar. israelensis (Bti)-based larvicides represent an effective tool for controlling this species …

Ecological effects of mosquito control with Bti: evidence for shifts in the trophic structure of soil-and ground-based food webs

BG McKie, A Taylor, T Nilsson, A Frainer, W Goedkoop - Aquatic Sciences, 2023 - Springer
The microbial control agent Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) has been successfully
used worldwide to reduce abundances of biting Nematocera (Diptera), often with little direct …

Performance of an aerially applied liquid Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis formulation (strain AM65‐52) against mosquitoes in mixed saltmarsh–mangrove …

BJ Johnson, R Manby, GJ Devine - Pest management science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND In the Australian southeast, the saltmarsh mosquito Aedes vigilax (Skuse) is
the focus of area‐wide larviciding campaigns employing the biological agent Bacillus …

Detection of pine needle diseases caused by Dothistroma septosporum, Dothistroma pini and Lecanosticta acicola using different methodologies

S Schneider, E Jung, V Queloz, JB Meyer… - Forest …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Dothistroma and Lecanosticta needle blight are among the most damaging foliage diseases
in plantations and natural pine stands worldwide, and are therefore listed as quarantine …

Effects of mosquito control using the microbial agent Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems: a systematic review

M Land, M Bundschuh, RJ Hopkins, B Poulin… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis (Bti) is
commercially produced in various formulations for use as a larvicide worldwide, targeting …

What are the effects of control of mosquitoes and other nematoceran Diptera using the microbial agent Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) on aquatic and terrestrial …

M Land, M Bundschuh, RJ Hopkins, B Poulin… - Environmental …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background The bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis serovar israelensis (Bti) is used in
many countries as a biological larvicide to control dipteran insects of the suborder …