Horizontal transmission of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Imperfect Fungi: Hyphomycetes) and hydramethylnon among German cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 378-390

  Kaakeh, Walid ^a   Reid, Byron L ^a,b   Bennett, Gary W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Blattellagermanica; hydramethylnon; Metarhizium anisopliae

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 0030485328     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-31.4.378     Document Type: Article

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