Pathogenicity of Ascosphaera larvis to larvae of the alfalfa leafcutting bee, Megachile rotundata

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 129, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1059-1065

  Goettel, Mark S ^a   Duke, Grant M ^a   Goerzen, D Wayne ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Saskatchewan Alfalfa Seed P A   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEE; DISEASE MONITORING; FUNGAL PATHOGEN; LARVAL MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY;

APIDAE; ASCOSPHAERA LARVIS; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILE ROTUNDATA;

EID: 0031433068     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent1291059-6     Document Type: Article

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