Lethal and sublethal toxicity assessment of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis and Beauveria bassiana based bioinsecticides to the aquatic insect Chironomus riparius

Despite being considered environmentally safe, a deeper environmental risk assessment is needed for microbial insecticides; special attention should be devoted to their sublethal toxicity to non-target species. This study evaluated effects of VectoBac® 12AS - VB (based on the bacterium Bacillus thur...

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Main Author: Bordalo, Maria D. (author)
Other Authors: Gravato, Carlos (author), Campos, Diana (author), Beleza, Sónia (author), Lopes, Isabel (author), Pestana, João L. T. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Microbial insecticides
Chironomids
Life-history traits
Immune response
Biomarkers
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/26746
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/26746

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http://hdl.handle.net/10773/26746

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