Cuticular lipids and silverleaf whitefly stage affect conidial germination of Beauveria bassiana and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 67-74

  James, R R ^a,d   Buckner, J S ^b   Freeman, T P ^c  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria; Bemisia; Cuticular lipids; Entomopathogenic fungi; Insect pathogens; Paecilomyces; Spore germination; Wax esters; Whiteflies

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; ANIMALIA; ASCOMYCOTA; BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BEMISIA; BEMISIA ARGENTIFOLII; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS;

EID: 0344098952     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2003.08.006     Document Type: Article

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