Tunneling responses of mole crickets (Orthoptera: Gryllotalpidae) to the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 140-147

  Thompson, Sarah R ^a   Brandenburg, Rick L ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Beauveria bassiana; Scapteriscus borellii; Scapteriscus vicinus; Turfgrass

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; CRICKET; FUNGUS; PEST SPECIES;

BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLOTALPIDAE; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA; POACEAE; SCAPTERISCUS; SCAPTERISCUS BORELLII; SCAPTERISCUS VICINUS;

EID: 13544273950     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-34.1.140     Document Type: Article

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