| immunohistochemical detection of binding of cryia crystal proteins of bacillus thuringiensis in highly resistant strains of plutella xylostella (l.) from hawaii. | we detected binding of insecticidal crystal proteins from bacillus thuringiensis in one susceptible strain and six resistant strains of diamondback moth, plutella xylostella, from hawaii. immunohistochemical tests with tissue sections from larval midguts showed specific binding of cryia(a), cryia(b), and cryia(c) to brush border membranes. cryie, which is not toxic to p. xylostella, did not bind to midgut tissues. larvae from one of the resistant strains ingested extremely high concentrations of ... | 1995 | 7626052 |
| evaluation of entomopathogenic bacteria against aedes polynesiensis, the vector of lymphatic filariasis in french polynesia. | thirteen strains among 3 species of entomopathogenic bacteria were tested against 3 medically important mosquito species in french polynesia. two strains of bacillus thuringiensis were highly toxic to aedes polynesiensis, aedes aegypti, and culex quinquefasciatus. six of 7 strains of bacillus sphaericus tested were highly toxic to cx. quinquefasciatus but not to the aedes spp. clostridium bifermentans serovar. malaysia was more toxic to ae. polynesiensis than to the other 2 species. entomopathog ... | 1995 | 8825516 |
| control of the aedes vectors of the dengue viruses and wuchereria bancrofti: the french polynesian experience. | in most of the 130 islands of french polynesia, the stenotopic mosquitoes aedes aegypti (the main local vector for the viruses causing dengue) and aedes polynesiensis (the main local vector of wuchereria bancrofti) share many breeding sites in water containers such as discarded cans, coconut shells, buckets and water-storage pots and drums. in addition to selective application of insecticides, non-polluting methods of controlling these mosquitoes have been evaluated during the last decade in two ... | 2002 | 12625924 |