Microbial communities and nutrient dynamics in experimental microcosms are altered after the application of a high dose of Bti

• Published in: The Journal of applied ecology Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 763 - 773
• Main Authors: Duguma, Dagne, Hall, Michael W., Rugman-Jones, Paul, Stouthamer, Richard, Neufeld, Josh D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford John Wiley & Sons Ltd 01.06.2015; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: application rate; aquatic food webs; Aquatic insects; Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis; Bacteria; bacteria communities; bacterial communities; biogeochemical cycles; biomass; biopesticide; Biopesticides; Bti; community interactions; Culex; Culex mosquitoes; Cyanobacteria; Cyclobacteriaceae; Disease and pest management; Food chains; Food webs; genes; Habitats; larvae; Microbial activity; Microcosms; mosquito control; Mosquitoes; Nutrient cycles; Nutrient dynamics; nutrients; outdoor aquatic microcosms; particulates; Pesticides; Phytoplankton; Polaromonas; Primary production; primary productivity; ribosomal RNA; Simuliidae; Sphingobacteriia; Sphingomonas; unintentional effects; vector control; Water column

1. Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. israelensis (Bti) is the most widely used biopesticide against mosquitoes and blackflies, with a history of high specificity and efficacy. High doses of Bti have been suggested for extended vector control in some environments; however, the effects of Bti application...