Microbial control of Musca domestica (Diptera: Muscidae) with selected strains of Beauveria bassiana

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 332-336

  Lecuona, Roberto E ^a   Turica, Mariana ^a   Tarocco, Federico ^a   Crespo, Diana C ^a,b  

^a Instituto de Microbiologia y Zoologia Agricola   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Fungus production; Musca domestica

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; DIPTERA; FUNGI; MUSCA DOMESTICA; MUSCIDAE;

EID: 19444387358     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/42.3.332     Document Type: Article

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