[Coral-List] Pal Oil plantation and Bacillus thurigiensis in sponges

[Szmant, Alina]

It's also used to control caterpillars and worms on terrestrial plants.
I think you can by it at Home Depot.  It's commonly used by organic
gardeners instead of pesticides on plants like cannas, ginger, hibiscus
etc.  It is considered to be a specific pathogen for those kids of bugs.

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Dr. Alina M. Szmant
Coral Reef Research Group
UNCW-Center for Marine Science 
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[mailto:coral-list-bounces at coral.aoml.noaa.gov] On Behalf Of Gene Shinn
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 10:09 AM
To: coral-list at coral.aoml.noaa.gov
Subject: [Coral-List] Pal Oil plantation and Bacillus thurigiensis in
sponges

Tom, The pathogen, Bacillus thuringiensis,  you identified in dead 
sponges was  cultured and identified in African dust reaching the 
Caribbean in 2003. It is used to control mosquitoes in north Africa. 
Gene

Atmospheric microbiology in the northern Caribbean during African 
dust events, Aerobiologia 19: 143-157.
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