Characterization of multisporic and monosporic isolates of Lecanicillium (= Verticillium) lecanii for the management of Toxoptera aurantii in cocoa

BioControl

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-334

  Cortez Madrigal, H ^a   Alatorre Rosas, R ^a   Mora Aguilera, G ^a   Bravo Mojica, H ^a   Ortiz Garcia C F ^a   Aceves Navarro, L A ^a  

^a Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aphids; Cocoa; Entomopathogenic fungi; Monosporic cultures; Selection

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; COCOA; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; MORPHOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY;

CUBA; MEXICO;

APHIDIDAE; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; THEOBROMA CACAO; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA; TOXOPTERA; TOXOPTERA AURANTII;

EID: 0037646464     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023663629826     Document Type: Article

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