Infection of Psoroptes mites with the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 25, Issue 10-11, 2001, Pages 869-880

  Brooks, A J ^a   Wall, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biological control; Fungus; Metarhizium; Mites; Psoroptes; Sheep scab

Indexed keywords

BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECTOPARASITE; FUNGUS; MITE;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYPOCREALES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PSOROPTIDAE; RABBITS; TICK CONTROL;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HYPHOMYCETES; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; PSOROPTES; PSOROPTES CUNICULI; PSOROPTES OVIS; PSOROPTIDAE;

EID: 0035550366     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020428514608     Document Type: Article

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