Alternaria infectoria, a promising biological control agent for the Fig wax scale, Ceroplastes rusci (Homoptera: Coccidae), in Egypt

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 553-564

  Shabana, Y M ^a   Ragab, M E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alternaria infectoria; Biological insect control; Ceroplastes rusci; Entomopathogens; Fig wax scale; Fungi

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FIX WAX SCALE; FUNGAL PATHOGEN;

ALTERNARIA; ALTERNARIA INFECTORIA; ARTHROPODA; CEROPLASTES RUSCI; COCCIDAE; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; HOMOPTERA; INSECTA; LEWIA INFECTORIA; PLANTAGO OVATA;

EID: 0031467429     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159730613     Document Type: Article

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