Potential of Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) as biological control agents of Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Florida Entomologist

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 458-461

  Castineiras, A ^a   Pena J E ^a   Duncan, R ^a   Osborne, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CUCUMIS; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HYPHOMYCETES; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS; THRIPIDAE; THRIPS PALMI; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0029911091     PISSN: 00154040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3495597     Document Type: Article

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