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Control of Urticating Lepidoptera Outbreaks With Bacillus Thuringiensis Aerial Treatments

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The main species of urticating Lepidoptera are presented, together with the environmentfriendly methods based on biological control agents. These include the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis and the technologies developed to treat large park and forest areas, in wild as well as urban environments. Advances in the aerial control methods developed and the effects of formulations on the treatments efficacy and persistence are briefly described.

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    Pio Federico Roversi, Leonardo Marianelli, Lorenzo Marziali, Michele Squarcini & Gianpaolo Barzanti

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Roversi, P.F., Marianelli, L., Marziali, L., Squarcini, M., Barzanti, G. (2010). Control of Urticating Lepidoptera Outbreaks With Bacillus Thuringiensis Aerial Treatments. In: Ciancio, A., Mukerji, K. (eds) Integrated Management of Arthropod Pests and Insect Borne Diseases. Integrated Management of Plant Pests and Diseases, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8606-8_10

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