Metarhizium anisopliae and Trichoderma viride for control of nests of the fungus-growing ant, Atta cephalotes

Biological Control

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 194-200

  Lopez, Elkin ^a   Orduz, Sergio ^a  

^a Unidad de Biología Celular y Molecular   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Antagonist fungus; Atta cephalotes; Biological control; Leaf cutting ants; Metarhizium anisopliae; Trichoderma viride

Indexed keywords

ATTA; ATTA CEPHALOTES; ATTAMYCES; CEPHALOTES; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; TRICHODERMA; TRICHODERMA VIRIDE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038745543     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00005-7     Document Type: Article

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