Infection of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus, by spore-forming bacilli indigenous to its natural habitat in Egypt

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 27-31

  Salama, H S ^a   Foda, M S ^a   El Bendary, M A ^a   Abdel Razek, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Bacilli; Habitat; Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; PEST CONTROL;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

ACTINOBACTERIA (CLASS); BACILLI; BACILLUS MEGATERIUM; BACILLUS SPHAERICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; DRYOPHTHORINAE; FUNGI; INSECTA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA; RHYNCHOPHORUS; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS;

EID: 1842689790     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-003-0023-4     Document Type: Article

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