title: Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (B.t. serotype H-14) against Lucilia sericata third stage larvae.
abstract: Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (B.t. H-14) was mixed with minced liver in different concentrations and given to newly moulted third stage larvae of Lucilia sericata. The LC50 was 9 ppm (0.76-1.5) and the slope function was 0.59. This bacterium which is safe and friendly proved to be effective against the myiasis producing L. sericata larvae.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Morsy
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mazyad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000898:Antibiosis; D001413:Bacillus thuringiensis / Q000276:immunology*; D004175:Diptera / Q000276:immunology*; D007814:Larva