Enhanced activity of Beauveria bassiana to red imported fire ant workers (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) infected with Thelohania solenopsae

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 191-195

  Brinkman, Mark A ^a   Gardner, Wayne A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Hyphomycetes; Microsporida; Moniliales; Solenopsis invicta; Thelohania solenopsae; Thelohaniidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001235427     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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