Delayed germination of Beauveria bassiana conidia after prolonged storage at low, above-freezing temperatures

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 575-582

  Alves, S B ^a   Pereira, R M ^b   Stimac, J L ^b   Vieira, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Diatraea saccharalis; formulation; germination; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis saevissima; storage

Indexed keywords

BAIT FORMULATION; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONIDIA; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI; GERMINATION; STORAGE;

BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; DIATRAEA SACCHARALIS; FORMICIDAE; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS SAEVISSIMA;

EID: 0030301390     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159631217     Document Type: Article

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