Auto-infection system for the sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana using a modified sex pheromone trap in the field

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 501-505

  Yasuda, Keiji ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER FOR KYUSHU OKINAWA REGION   (Japan)

Author keywords

Auto infection system; Entomopathogenic fungi; Sweet potato weevil (Cylas formicarius)

Indexed keywords

BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; COLEOPTERA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYLAS FORMICARIUS; FABRICIUS; FORMICARIUS; FUNGI; IPOMOEA BATATAS; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0033235608     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.34.501     Document Type: Article

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