Susceptibility of the legume flower thrips to Metarhizium anisopliae on different varieties of cowpea

BioControl

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 79-95

  Ekesi, S ^a   Maniania, N K ^a   Lwande, W ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Anti fungal substances; Control; Host plant resistance; Megalurothrips sjostedti; Temperature

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; MORTALITY; TOLERANCE;

MEGALUROTHRIPS SJOSTEDTI; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 0033920177     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009927302916     Document Type: Article

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