Effect of constant temperatures on germination, radial growth and virulence of Metarhizium anisopliae to three species of African tephritid fruit flies

BioControl

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 83-94

  Dimbi, Susan ^a,b   Maniania, Nguya K ^a   Lux, Slawomir A ^a   Mueke, Jones M ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Ceratitis capitata; Ceratitis cosyra; Ceratitis fasciventris; Germination; Metarhizium anisopliae; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; FUNGAL DISEASE; GERMINATION; PEST CONTROL; TEMPERATURE; VIRULENCE;

CAPITATA; CERATITIS CAPITATA; CERATITIS COSYRA; CERATITIS FASCIVENTRIS; DIPTERA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INVERTEBRATA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 0842334818     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:BICO.0000009397.84153.79     Document Type: Article

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