Diatomaceous earth increases the efficacy of Beauveria bassiana against Tribolium castaneum larvae and increases conidia attachment

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 273-280

  Akbar, Waseem ^a,b   Lord, Jeffrey C ^c   Nechols, James R ^a   Howard, Ralph W ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Diatomaceous earth; Relative humidity; Synergism; Tribolium castaneum

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASCOMYCOTA; BEAUVERIA; BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; COLEOPTERA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; INSECTA; TRIBOLIUM CASTANEUM;

EID: 2342539772     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.2.273     Document Type: Article

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