Potential of the entomopathogenic fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin for control of the legume flower thrips, Megalurothrips sjostedti (Trybom) on cowpea in Kenya

Crop Protection

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 661-668

  Ekesi, S ^a,b   Maniania, N K ^a   Ampong Nyarko, K ^a   Onu, I ^b  

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

^b AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cowpea; Formulation; Lambda cyhalothrin; Megalurothrips sjostedti; Metarhizium anisopliae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COWPEA; KENYA;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PEST; FUNGUS; PEST CONTROL; THRIPS;

KENYA;

MEGALUROTHRIPS SJOSTEDTI; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0032214695     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0261-2194(98)00069-6     Document Type: Article

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