Laboratory evaluation of Beauveria bassiana (Moniliales: Moniliaceae) against the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), in poultry litter, soil, and a pupal trap

Biological Control

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 71-77

  Geden, C J ^a   Arends, J J ^b   Rutz, D A ^c   Steinkraus, D C ^d  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b JABB of the Carolinas Inc   (United States)

^c Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Alphitobius diaperinus; Beauveria bassiana; Biocontrol; Darkling beetles; Lesser mealworm; Litter beetles; Tenebrionidae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL;

ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA;

EID: 0031668177     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0647     Document Type: Article

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