Influence of flight and colour morph on susceptibility of Sitobion avenae to infection by Erynia neoaphidis

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 753-756

  Dromph, Karsten M ^a,b,c   Pell, Judith K ^b   Eilenberg, Jørgen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b Plant and Invertebrate Ecology Division   (United Kingdom)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entomopathogen; Erynia neoaphidis; Infection; Pandora neoaphidis; Sitobion avenae; Virulence

Indexed keywords

COLOR MORPH; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FLIGHT; VIRULENCE;

BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CLONE; COLOR; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; INOCULATION; INSECT CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; LC 50; TEMPERATURE;

ERYNIA; PANDORA NEOAPHIDIS; SITOBION AVENAE;

EID: 18744397516     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0958315021000039932     Document Type: Article

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