Evaluation of Oils and Microbial Pathogens for Control of Lepidopteran Pests of Sweet Corn in New England

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1653-1661

  Hazzard, R V ^a   Schultz, B B ^a,b   Groden, E ^a,c   Ngollo, E D ^a,d   Seidlecki, E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b HAMPSHIRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAINE   (United States)

^d Apt 12 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Beauveria bassiana; Helicoverpa zea; Ostrinia nubilalis; Sweet corn

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASCOMYCOTA; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS SEROVAR KURSTAKI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; HELICOVERPA; HELICOVERPA ZEA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; NOCTUIDAE; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; PYRALIDAE; SPODOPTERA; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; ZEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0742305443     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/96.6.1653     Document Type: Article

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