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The Safety of Bacterial Microbial Agents Used for Black Fly and Mosquito Control in Aquatic Environments

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Environmental Impacts of Microbial Insecticides

Part of the book series: Progress in Biological Control ((PIBC,volume 1))

Abstract

Aquatic environments are important habitats for a multitude of species, complex food webs and the predominant sources of the essential requisite for all life in the biosphere — water. Insects contribute to several levels of the food web in aquatic systems and a multitude of terrestrial organisms that, in turn, depend on them. In the 1970’s and 1980’s insects became the dominant forms used in freshwater investigations of basic ecological inquiry (Barnes & Minshall 1983).

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Lacey, L.A., Merritt, R.W. (2003). The Safety of Bacterial Microbial Agents Used for Black Fly and Mosquito Control in Aquatic Environments. In: Hokkanen, H.M.T., Hajek, A.E. (eds) Environmental Impacts of Microbial Insecticides. Progress in Biological Control, vol 1. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1441-9_8

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