Journal of Biological Control

The PDF file you selected should load here if your Web browser has a PDF reader plug-in installed (for example, a recent version of Adobe Acrobat Reader).

If you would like more information about how to print, save, and work with PDFs, Highwire Press provides a helpful Frequently Asked Questions about PDFs.

Alternatively, you can download the PDF file directly to your computer, from where it can be opened using a PDF reader. To download the PDF, click the Download link above.

Fullscreen Fullscreen Off


Tea is an economically important plantation crop of Assam, India. Termites are one of the predominant pests causing damage to tea, thereby affecting the productivity and quality. Bacillus thuringiensis strains are widely used as microbial control agents for different insect pests. In the present study B. thuringiensis and B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis were evaluated in vitro for their pathogenicity against two species of tea termites, viz., Microtermes obesi Holmgren and Microcerotermes beesoni Snyder. Bacillus thuringiensis strains caused mortality of above 80% in both the termite species. B. thuringiensis subsp. israelensis was found to be more virulent compared to B. thuringiensis against the termites.

Keywords

Microcerotermes beesoni, Microtermes obesi, Median Lethal Time.
User
Notifications