Toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis crystals to Aedes aegypti larvae: carbonate reversal.
The toxicity of purified Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis crystals to larvae of Aedes aegypti could be reversed 100-fold by levels of K(2)CO(3) as low as 0.15%.
D000330:Aedes / Q000382:microbiology*; D000818:Animals; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D002254:Carbonates / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*
D002254:Carbonates; C037593:potassium carbonate; D011188:Potassium