Natural incidence of Metarhizium flavoviride infection in two grasshopper communities in northern Benin

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 335-344

  Shah, P A ^a,b   Gbongboui, C ^b   Godonou, I ^b   Hossou, A ^c   Lomer, C J ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^c Serv Protect des Vegetaux   (Benin)

Author keywords

Africa; Benin; Grasshoppers; Metarhizium flavoviride; Sorosporella sp.

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGUS DETECTION; GRASSHOPPER; INCUBATION; PATHOGENESIS; REPRODUCTIVE PROCEDURES; ROZSYPAL;

ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; GRASSHOPPER; INFECTIVITY;

BENIN; MALANVILLE;

FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HYPHOMYCETES; INVERTEBRATA; METARHIZIUM FLAVOVIRIDE; ORTHOPTERA; SOROSPORELLA;

EID: 0031708939     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159830144     Document Type: Article

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