Seasonal changes in the infection of pupae of the beech caterpillar, Quadricalcarifera punctatella (Motsch.) (Lep., Notodontidae), by Cordyceps militaris link (Clavicipitales, Clavicipitaceae) in the soil of the Japanese beech forest

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 17-21

  Kamata, N ^a   Sato, H ^a   Shimazu, M ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLAVICIPITACEAE; CORDYCEPS MILITARIS; FAGUS; FUNGI; HYPOCREALES; INSECTA; NOTODONTIDAE; QUADRICALCARIFERA; QUADRICALCARIFERA PUNCTATELLA;

EID: 0030925840     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.1997.tb01364.x     Document Type: Article

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