Hirsutella thompsonii and Metarhizium anisopliae as potential microbial control agents of Varroa destructor, a honey bee parasite

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 175-184

  Kanga, L H B ^a   James, R R ^b   Boucias, D G ^c  

^a KIKA DE LA GARZA SUBTROPICAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Hirsutella thompsonii; Metarhizium anisopliae; Microbial control; Observation hive; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; FUNGI; HIRSUTELLA; HIRSUTELLA THOMPSONII; MARTES PENNANTI; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

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

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

EID: 0036836188     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2011(02)00177-5     Document Type: Article

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