Pathogenicity and antifeedant activity of entomopathogenic hyphomycetes to the cowpea leaf beetle, ootheca mutabilis shalberg

Insect Science and its Application

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 55-60

  Ekesi, S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Beauvcria bassiana; Cowpea leaf beetle; Entomopathogen; Metarliizhiin anisopliae'; Ootlieca mntabilis

Indexed keywords

EID: 1042282360     PISSN: 01919040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s174275840002004x     Document Type: Article

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