Pathogenicity of the fungus beauveria bassiana (balsamo) to amblyomma americanum (l.) and dermacentor variabilis (say) ticks (acari: Ixodidae)

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 395-397

  Gomathinayagam, Sankaralingam ^a   Cradock, Kenwyn R ^b   Needham, Glen R ^b  

^a MADRAS VETERINARY COLLEGE   (India)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Biocontrol; Ixodidae; Pathogenicity of fungus; Ticks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041792416     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950208684316     Document Type: Article

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