Lagenidium giganteum zoospores: Effects of concentration, movement, light, and temperature on infection of mosquito larvae

Biological Control

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 33-38

  Suh, C P ^a   Axtell, R C ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Culex quinquefasciatus; Lagenidium giganteum; Temperature; Zoospores

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL;

CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULEX QUINQUEFASCIATUS; INVERTEBRATA; LAGENIDIUM; LAGENIDIUM GIGANTEUM;

EID: 0032925711     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bcon.1998.0691     Document Type: Article

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