Field trials of an oil-based emulsifiable formulation of Beauveria bassiana conidia and low application rates of imidacloprid for control of false-eye leafhopper Empoasca vitis on tea in southern China

Crop Protection

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 489-496

  Feng, Ming Guang ^a,b   Pu, Xiao Ying ^a   Ying, Sheng Hua ^a   Wang, Yun Gang ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF MEDICINAL PLANTS   (China)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Empoasca vitis; Emulsifiable formulation; Imidacloprid; Microbial control; Mycoinsecticides; Tea leafhoppers

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CONTROL; EMULSION; FIELD SURVEY; PEST CONTROL; TEA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CICADELLIDAE; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; EMPOASCA; EMPOASCA VITIS; VITIS;

EID: 1842856172     PISSN: 02612194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cropro.2003.10.004     Document Type: Article

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