Some observations on the dose transfer of mycoinsecticide sprays to desert locusts

Crop Protection

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 151-158

  Bateman, R P ^a   Douro Kpindou, O K ^b   Kooyman, C ^a   Lomer, C ^b   Ouambama, Z ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

^b International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA   (Benin)

^c Comite Inter Etats pour la L ^*  (Niger)

Author keywords

Dose transfer; Metarhizium flavoviride; Mycoinsecticide; Schistocerca gregaria; Ultra low volume (ULV) application

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FUNGAL SPORE; MILLET; MORTALITY; MYCOINSECTICIDE; SPRAY; SURVIVAL;

BIOPESTICIDE; DESERT LOCUST; DROPLET SIZE; MYCOPESTICIDE;

ACRIDIDAE; METARHIZIUM FLAVOVIRIDE; ORTHOPTERA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA;

EID: 0032029848     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(97)00113-0     Document Type: Article

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