The selection of an isolate of the hyphomycete fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, for control of termites in Australia

Biological Control

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 240-247

  Milner, R J ^a   Staples, J A ^a   Lutton, G G ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bioassay; Biological control; Coptotermes; Mastotermes; Metarhizium; Nasutitermes; Termites

Indexed keywords

ANTIINSECT AGENT; AUSTRALIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; TERMITE;

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES ACINACIFORMIS; COPTOTERMES FRENCHI; COPTOTERMES LACTEUS; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; MASTOTERMES; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; NASUTITERMES; NASUTITERMES EXITIOSUS;

EID: 0031967520     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1997.0574     Document Type: Article

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