Prevalence of fungal entomopathogens in the life cycle of pear thrips, Taeniothrips inconsequens (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), in Vermont sugar maple forests

Biological Control

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-59

  Brownbridge, Michael ^a   Adamowicz, Alexsander ^a   Skinner, Margaret ^a   Parker, Bruce L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Field prevalence; Natural infection; Pear thrips; Taeniothrips inconsequens

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; UNITED STATES;

ACER SACCHARUM; FUNGI; PYRUS COMMUNIS; TAENIOTHRIPS INCONSEQUENS; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 0032816501     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1999.0744     Document Type: Article

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