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Dexiecuo Ai, M. D. Farnon Ellwood
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Vincent Calcagno, Patrice David, Philippe Jarne, Francois Massol
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Klementyna A. Gawecka, Jordi Bascompte
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Ecology
Gordian Rocky Mataba, Nicholas William Clark, Eliningaya J. Kweka, Linus Munishi, Luc Brendonck, Bram Vanschoenwinkel
Summary: The study investigated the effects of the biological larvicide Bacillus thuringiensis var. israelensis (Bti) on Culex oviposition and nontarget species. The results showed that Bti effectively reduced larval density and survivorship of Culex mosquitoes without affecting nontarget insects. Additionally, Bti stimulated phytoplankton density but reduced herbivore density.
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Ana Alicia Gramajo, Karina Laneri, Maria Fabiana Laguna
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Eric Henderson, Howard Hoganson
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Entomology
Wandong Yin, Ary A. Hoffmann, Chunming Bai, Chun-Sen Ma
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Wandong Yin, Ary A. Hoffmann, Chunming Bai, Chun-Sen Ma
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Maarten B. Eppinga, Mara Baudena, Elizabeth A. Haber, Max Rietkerk, Martin J. Wassen, Maria J. Santos
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Joseph Oduro Appiah, Williams Agyemang-Duah
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Kate L. Wootton, Alva Curtsdotter, Riccardo Bommarco, Tomas Roslin, Tomas Jonsson
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