Susceptibility of adult alfalfa leafcutting bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) to Beauveria bassiana Infection

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 393-397

  Brinkman, Mark A ^a   Fuller, Billy W ^a   Leubke, Kevin G ^a   Hildreth, Michael B ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Conidia; Hymenoptera; Megachile rotundata; Megachilidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041182888     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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