Abstract:Objective. To evaluate the functional activity of entomopathogenic strains of Bacillus thuringiensis 87 and 800 during bioassay on the target object — the Colorado beetle population depending on the characteristics of bacterial cultivation. Methods. Microscopic, microbiological (to cultivate bacteria on different media and determine the spore titre), bioassay (on the larvae of the natural population of Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say during the period of dominance of the younger age (L1–2), model laboratory and … Show more
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