Effect of UV Light on Spore Viability and Mosquito Larvicidal Activity of Bacillus sphaericus 1593.
UV light from a germicidal lamp rapidly reduced the viability of Bacillus sphaericus 1593 spores, but insecticidal activity was resistant to inactivation by continuous exposure to UV light for 4 h.
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Department of Botany and Microbiology and Department of Zoology, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona 85287.
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