Seasonal patterns of cadaver persistence and sporulation by the fungal pathogen Entomophaga grylli (Fresenius) batko (Entomophthorales: Entomophthoraceae) infecting Camnula pellucida (Scudder) (Orthoptera: Acrididae)

Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada

Volumn , Issue 171, 1997, Pages 355-374

  Sawyer, A J ^a,b   Ramos, M E ^a   Poprawski, T J ^a,c   Soper, R S ^a,d   Carruthers, R I ^a,d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0000698895     PISSN: 0071075X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/entm129171355-1     Document Type: Article

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