Effects of a mycoinsecticide on feeding and fecundity of the brown locust Locustana pardalina

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 321-329

  Arthurs, Steve ^a   Thomas, Matthew B ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Entomophathogenic fungi; Fecundity; Feeding; Locustana pardalina; Locusts and grasshoppers; Metarhizium anisopliae (=flavoviride) var. acridum

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILITY; INSECT CONTROL; MICROBIAL INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY; SURVIVAL;

FECUNDITY; FEEDING DETERRENT; FUNGUS; INSECTICIDE; MORTALITY;

AFRICA;

FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LOCUSTANA; LOCUSTANA PARDALINA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE VAR. ACRIDUM; ORTHOPTERA;

EID: 0033919252     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150050044592     Document Type: Article

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