Pathogenicity, formulation and storage of insect pathogenic hyphomycetous fungi tested against Diabrotica speciosa

BioControl

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 705-712

  Consolo, V F ^a   Salerno, G L ^a   Beron, C M ^a  

^a Fundacion para Investigaciones Biologicas Aplicadas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Conidia formulation; Diabrotica speciosa; Metarhizium anisopliae; Microbial control; Storage

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; PATHOGEN; STORAGE;

BEAUVERIA; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; DIABROTICA; DIABROTICA SPECIOSA; FUNGI; HELIANTHUS; INSECTA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0345015438     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026387723447     Document Type: Article

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