Effects of the sunscreen oxybenzone on field efficacy and persistence of Metarhizium flavoviride conidia against Kraussella amabile (Orthoptera: Acrididae) in Mali, West Africa

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 357-364

  Shah, P A ^a,d   Douro Kpindou, O K ^a   Sidibe, A ^b   Daffe, C O ^b   Van Der Pauuw, H ^c   Lomer, C J ^a  

^a Intl Inst for Tropical Agriculture   (Benin)

^b Serv Natl de Protect des Vegetaux   (Mali)

^c NOVARTIS PHARMA AG   (Switzerland)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Africa; Conidial protection; Hyphomycetes; Mali; Metarhizium flavoviride; Orthoptera; Ultraviolet radiation

Indexed keywords

HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; INFECTIVITY; OXYBENZONE; PEST CONTROL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WEST AFRICA;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; GRASSHOPPER; PERSISTENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ACRIDIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYPHOMYCETES; INSECTA; KRAUSSELLA; KRAUSSELLA AMABILE; METARHIZIUM FLAVOVIRIDE; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0031712905     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583159830162     Document Type: Article

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