Combining plant pathogenic fungi and the leaf-mining fly, Hydrellia pakistanae, increases damage to hydrilla

Journal of Aquatic Plant Management

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 76-81

  Shabana, Yasser M ^a   Cuda, J P ^b   Charudattan, R ^b  

^a Mansoura University   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acremonium sp.; Biocontrol; Botrytis sp.; Fungi; Fusarium culmorum; Hydrellia pakistanae; Hydrilla verticillata; Insect pathogen synergism; Integrated control

Indexed keywords

ACREMONIUM SP.; BOTRYTIS; CYLINDROCARPON; DIPTERA; EPHYDRIDAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM; FUSARIUM CULMORUM; HEXAPODA; HYDRELLIA; HYDRILLA VERTICILLATA; INSECTA;

EID: 1642349546     PISSN: 01466623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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