Effect of fungicide application on activity of Neozygites fresenii (Entomophthorales: Neozygitacaea) and cotton aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae) suppression

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1118-1126

  Wells, M Leonard ^a   McPherson, Robert M ^a   Ruberson, John R ^a   Herzog, Gary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Cotton aphids; Epizootic; Neozygites fresenii

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; FUNGICIDE; IMIDACLOPRID; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; INSECTICIDE; NITRILE;

ANIMAL; APHID; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; COTTON; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; METHODOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY;

ANIMALS; APHIDS; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GOSSYPIUM; IMIDAZOLES; INSECTICIDES; NITRILES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0034242530     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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