Fungal biocontrol of acari

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 357-384

  Chandler, D ^a   Davidson, G ^a   Pell, J K ^b   Ball, B V ^b   Shaw, K ^b   Sunderland, K D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acari; Be auveria; Biologica l control; Entomopathogenic; Eriophyidae; Fungi; Hirsutella; Ixodida; Metarhizium; Mites; Neozygites; Paecilomyces; Tetranychidae; Ticks; Verticillium

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AFRICA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FUNGAL INFECTION; PEST MANAGEMENT; SOUTH AMERICA; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGAL DISEASE; PEST SPECIES;

ACARI; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; HIRSUTELLA THOMPSONII; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; NEOZYGITES FLORIDANA; PAECILOMYCES FARINOSUS; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS; VERTICILLIUM LECANII;

EID: 0033846591     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150050114972     Document Type: Review

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