| field evaluation of bactimos pt against chironomid midge (diptera: chironomidae) larvae in residential ponds. | we evaluated bactimos pt (bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis [bti]) against larval populations of glyptotendipes paripes at 30 kg/ha in man-made lakes on hilton head island, sc. three treatments were "whole-pond" treatments, while the 4th consisted of treating a "band" along the edge of a pond where significant larval populations had been observed. larval populations were reduced by an average of 95% at day 7, 70% at day 14, and 50% at day 21 posttreatment in the whole-pond treatments. in ... | 2011 | 21805856 |