TY - JOUR AU - Garcia, Richard AU - Federici, Brian A. AU - Hall, Irvin M. AU - Mulla, Mir S. AU - Schaefer, Charles H. TI - Biological control and genetics: BTI — a potent new biological weapon JF - California Agriculture JO - Calif Agr Y1 - 1980/03/01 VL - 34 IS - 3 SP - 17 EP - 19 PB - University of California Agriculture and Nature Resources SN - 0008-0845 UR - http://www.ucanr.edu/sites/calagjournal/archive/?article=ca.v034n03p17 AB - Control of mosquitoes through exploitation of their natural enemies to suppress them has been given high priority in California for many years. More studies have been approved and more funds expended on biological controls than on any other research category. Investigations have been pursued on a broad range of bioagents—mosquito predator fish, aquatic insects, fungal and bacterial pathogens, and nematode parasites.