Bacillus thuringiensis: uma análise da produção científica, e estudo sobre fatores abióticos de solos do cerrado na sua abundância e susceptibilidade para larvas de Aedes aegypti

Abstract

In the literature in the last 20 years of articles have been published studies related to insect control using different species of bacteria. Therefore, there is a tendency to think that few researchers still dedicate their studies to Bacillus thuringiensis. However, in the present study an analysis of scientific production in the last 20 years was carried out, relating Bacillus thuringiensis to insect control. The overview of the literature showed that research involving this bacterium remained as a line of research of interest to the scientific community. In the two decades of research, the works had different nuances, in the first one, for example, they went deeper into finding new strains. The articles from the second decade, on the other hand, sought to carry out applications, such as the effectiveness of bioinsecticide based on Bacillus thuringiensis in relation to plant extracts (Kovendan, et. al. 2012). It was observed that many studies are conducted in different countries and that many of them have a high rate of publications. As for the purpose of the publications, in 20 years most researches are aimed at exploring and knowing about the properties of Bt, without resulting in a direct application to solve a problem.