Mortality in three African tephritid fruit fly puparia and adults caused by the entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-17

  Ekesi, S ^a   Maniania, N K ^a   Lux, S A ^a  

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

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Ceratitis capitata; Ceratitis cosyra; Ceratitis fasciventris; Control; Metarhizium anisopliae; Mortality; Puparia

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; PATHOGENICITY; PEST CONTROL;

BEAUVERIA; CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CERATITIS COSYRA; CERATITIS FASCIVENTRIS; CERATITIS ROSA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FUNGI; MANGIFERA INDICA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; ROSA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0036126391     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150120093077     Document Type: Article

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