Long-term field persistence of Beauveria brongniartii strains applied as biocontrol agents against European cockchafer larvae in Switzerland

Biological Control

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 115-123

  Enkerli, Jürg ^a   Widmer, Franco ^a   Keller, Siegfried ^a  

^a Eidg Forschungsanstalt fur Agrarokologie und Landbau   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Beauveria brongniartii; Entomopathogenic fungus; Genetic diversity; Genetic stability; Melolontha melolontha; Microsatellite marker; Monitoring

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BRONGNIARTII; CORDYCEPS BRONGNIARTII; FUNGI; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MELOLONTHA MELOLONTHA;

EID: 0347033416     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1049-9644(03)00131-2     Document Type: Article

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