Comparative biological efficacy of Hirsutella thompsonii and Neoseiulus teke for cassava mite (Mononychellus tanajoa) suppression

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 345-355

  Odongo, B ^a   Odindo, M O ^b   Brownbridge, M ^b   Kumar, R ^c  

^a Namulonge Agricultural and Animal Production Research Institute Uganda   (Uganda)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^c RIVERS STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cassava; Mononychellus tanajoa; Neoseiulus teke

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DISEASE DETECTION; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFESTATION; SPRAYING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUPPRESSION; WATER;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FUNGUS; MITE; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT;

ACARI; ARACHNIDA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HEXAPODA; HIRSUTELLA THOMPSONII; INSECTA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MARTES PENNANTI; MONONYCHELLUS; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; NEOSEIULUS; NEOSEIULUS TEKE; PHYTOSEIIDAE; TETRANYCHIDAE;

EID: 0031708940     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159830153     Document Type: Article

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