Download or read book Sublethal Effects of Bacillus Thuringiensis Berliner on the Diamondback Moth, Plutella Xylostella (L.), and Its Natural Enemy, Cotesia Plutellae Kurdjumov written by Lynne C. Grbin and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This research examines biological and behavioural interactions among the diamond-back moth, Plutella xylostella L. (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae), Cotesia plutellae Kurdjumov (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and the microbial insecticide, Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner. A deterministic simulation model is developed describing the influence of C. plutellae on the evolution of resistance to Bt in a diamond-back moth poulation.