Efficacy of Field-Isolated Strains of Beauveria bassiana (Moniliales: Moniliaceae) as Microbial Control Agents of the Lesser Mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1295-1301

  Crawford, Peter J ^a   Brooks, Wayne M ^a   Arends, James J ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphitobius diaperinus; Beauveria bassiana; Microbial control

Indexed keywords

ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; COLEOPTERA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; HYPHOMYCETALES; HYPHOMYCETES; MONILIACEAE; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 0007545797     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/91.6.1295     Document Type: Article

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