Evaluation of a baculovirus bioinsecticide for small-scale maize growers in Latin America

Biological Control

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 67-75

  Williams, T ^a   Goulson, D ^b   Caballero, P ^c   Cisneros, J ^a   Martinez A M ^a   Chapman, J W ^b   Roman, D X ^d   Cave, R D ^d  

^a EL COLEGIO DE LA FRONTERA SUR   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC UNIVERSITY OF NAVARRE   (Spain)

^d ZAMORANO UNIVERSITY   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Biological control; Corn pest; Fall armyworm; Microbial control; Nucleopolyhedrovirus; Spodoptera frugiperda

Indexed keywords

BACULOVIRUS; BIOINSECTICIDE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; HONDURAS; MAIZE; MEXICO; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA;

CYPOVIRUS; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYTHIMNA UNIPUNCTA; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; TACHINIDAE; UNIDENTIFIED BACULOVIRUS; VESPIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032908926     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0677     Document Type: Article

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