Adhesion and virulence of conidia of Metarhizium anisopliae to Thrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Japanese Journal of Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 275-280

  Iwase, Ryousaburou ^a   Shimizu, Susumu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Conidium adhesion; Germination; Metarhizium anisopliae; Thrips palmi; Virulence

Indexed keywords

METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; THRIPIDAE; THRIPS PALMI; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 13944275284     PISSN: 00214914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/jjaez.2004.275     Document Type: Article

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