Virulence and site of infection of the fungus, Hirsutella thompsonii, to the honey bee ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 185-195

  Peng, Christine Y S ^a   Zhou, Xinsheng ^a   Kaya, Harry K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaropathogenic fungus; Apis mellifera; Entomopathogenic fungus; Hirsutella thompsonii; Varroa destructor; Varroa mite

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; FUNGI; HIRSUTELLA; HIRSUTELLA THOMPSONII; PROPOLIS; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FUNGUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MITE; MORTALITY; MYCOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; FUNGI; MITES; MYCOSES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036835834     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(02)00188-X     Document Type: Article

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