Preliminary studies on the use of Beauveria bassiana to control Sitophilus zeamais (coleoptera: curculionidae) in the laboratory

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-113

  Adane, K ^a,c   Moore, D ^b   Archer, S A ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^c ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; dose mortality relationship; entomopathogenic fungi; formulation; microbial control; Sitophilus zeamais; virulence

Indexed keywords

BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; COLEOPTERA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CURCULIONIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; VISCUM ALBUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030118565     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-474X(96)00009-4     Document Type: Article

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