Effects of combining the fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhiziumanisopliae on the mortality of the tick Amblyomma variegatum (ixodidae) in relation to seasonal changes

Mycopathologia

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 527-532

  Maranga, R O ^a   Kaaya, G P ^b   Mueke, J M ^c   Hassanali, A ^d  

^a JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAMIBIA   (Namibia)

^c KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Cocktail; Formulation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DEUTEROMYCETES; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INFESTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; SEASON; TICK;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; IXODIDAE; MALE; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEASONS; TICK INFESTATIONS;

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA VARIEGATUM; ARTHROPODA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; RHIPICEPHALUS APPENDICULATUS;

EID: 21144454294     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-005-3374-y     Document Type: Article

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