CHARACTERISTICS OF AND LABROATORY EFFICACY EVALUATIONS FOR A NEW FORMULATION OF THE MICROBIAL LARVICIDE, BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SUBSP. ISRAELENSIS

 

1Byron L. Reid, Britt Baker, Deborah Koufas and Nonggang Bao

 

1 Bayer Environmental Science, a division of Bayer CropScience

2 T.W. Alexander Drive

Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709

 

byron.reid@bayer.com

 

Joe Barile, presenting

 

 

ABSTRACT

A new aqueous formulation of the microbial larvicide, Bacillus thuringiensis, subsp. israelensis was developed to optimize applications by ULV or space spray equipment. The nature of the formulation is presented, its ability to form evaporation retarding droplets assessed, and basic laboratory efficacy screening results are reviewed.