Bacillus thuringensis - Quercus suber- Sardinia

[Stephen Parshall]

I recall that an article appeared in The Great Lakes Entomologist in 1992 or
1993 dealing with the effects of B. thuringensis on various Lepidoptera
species.
 
Steve Parshall, Evanston, Illinois
 
 
>From: Neil at NWJONES.DEMON.CO.UK (Neil Jones)
>Reply-To: Neil at NWJONES.DEMON.CO.UK
>To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu
>Subject: Re: Bacillus thuringensis - Quercus suber- Sardinia
>Date: Thu, 11 Jan 01 21:30:16 GMT
>
>In article <93jr50$t8u$1 at lacerta.tiscalinet.it>
>            giovannimonaci at tiscalinet.it "Giovanni Monaci" writes:
>
> > I'd receive information about use of Bt kurstaki in natural forest of
> > mediterrane lands, and in particolar on Qurcus suber forests. The
>effects of
> > use of Bt on natural alimentar cicles.
> > thanks
> > giovanni
>
>I don't think there is much published. I went through 125 volumes of
>abstracts a while ago looking for stuff on Bt there is very little
>on its effects on or behaviour in non-pest species.
>
>The only thing I have ever seen, apart from the recent stuff on Monarchs,
>was a short reference to Bacillus as a noticable pathogen in relation to
>the highly endangered swallowtail butterfly Papilio homerus from Jamaica.
>
>There is very little research on this pathogen's role in ecology.
>What is certain from evolutionary theory is that it that it is highly
>adapted
>to be reliant on a lepidopterous hosts to survive.
>
>--
>Neil Jones- Neil at nwjones.demon.co.uk http://www.nwjones.demon.co.uk/
>"At some point I had to stand up and be counted. Who speaks for the
>butterflies?" Andrew Lees - The quotation on his memorial at Crymlyn Bog
>National Nature Reserve
>
>
>
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