Honey-bee-mediated infection of pollen beetle (Meligethes aeneus Fab.) by the insect-pathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 533-538

  Butt, T M ^a   Carreck, N L ^a   Ibrahim, L ^a   Williams, I H ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Brassica napus; Honey bee; Insect pathogenic fungus; Meligethes aeneus; Metarhizium anisopliae; Oilseed rape; Pollen beetle

Indexed keywords

DISPENSER; FORAGING; FUNGAL GROWTH; INOCULUM; OILSEED RAPE; PATHOGENICITY;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM;

COLEOPTERA; MELIGETHES AENEUS; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 0031674284     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159830045     Document Type: Article

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