Persistence of the fungal pathogen Entomophaga maimaiga and its impact on native Lymantriidae

Biological Control

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 466-473

  Hajek, Ann E ^a   Strazanac, John S ^b   Wheeler, Micheal M ^a   Vermeylen, Francoise M ^a   Butler, Linda ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation; Entomophaga maimaiga; Epizootiology; Gypsy moth; Host specificity; Lymantriidae; Nontarget effects; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DASYCHIRA; DASYCHIRA OBLIQUATA; DASYCHIRA VAGANS; ENTOMOPHAGA MAIMAIGA; FUNGI; LEPIDOPTERA; LYMANTRIA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; LYMANTRIIDAE; ORGYIA; ORGYIA LEUCOSTIGMA;

EID: 2342466823     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.02.005     Document Type: Article

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