Beauveria bassiana (Hyphomycetes) as a Possible Agent for Biological Control of Chagas Disease Vectors

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 977-979

  Luz, Christian ^a   Silva, Ionizete G ^a   Cordeiro, Celia M T ^b   Tigano, Myrian S ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b Natl Res Ctr Genetic Rsrc B   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Dipetalogaster; Panstrongylus; Rhodnius; Triatoma; Vector control

Indexed keywords

BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; DIPETALOGASTER; DIPETALOGASTER MAXIMUS; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; PANSTRONGYLUS; PANSTRONGYLUS HERRERI; RHODNIUS; RHODNIUS PROLIXUS; RHODNIUS ROBUSTUS; TRIATOMA; TRIATOMA BRASILIENSIS; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMA LECTICULARIA; TRIATOMA PICTURATA; TRIATOMA WILLIAMI; TRYPANOSOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHAGAS DISEASE; DEUTEROMYCETES; HEMIPTERA; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; PANSTRONGYLUS; RHODNIUS; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

ANIMALS; CHAGAS DISEASE; HEMIPTERA; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; LARVA; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PANSTRONGYLUS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; RHODNIUS; TRIATOMA; TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI;

EID: 0032201076     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/35.6.977     Document Type: Article

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