Field observations of the effects of fenitrothion and Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum on non-target ground dwelling arthropods in the Sahel

Biological Control

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 333-340

  Arthurs, Steven ^a,b   Thomas, Matthew B ^a   Langewald, Juergen ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IITA Plant Hlth Management Division   (Benin)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic fungus; Fenitrothion; Intraguild predation; Metarhizium anisopliae; Mycoinsecticide; Sahelian grasshoppers

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; FUNGI; LETHRINIDAE; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE VAR. ACRIDUM;

EID: 0037353313     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(02)00166-4     Document Type: Article

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