Cellulose bait improves the effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae as a microbial control of termites (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 523-529

  Wang, Changlu ^a,b   Powell, J E ^a,c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Coptotermes formosanus; Entomopathogenic fungus; Metarhizium anisopliae; Reticulitermes flavipes; Termites

Indexed keywords

COPTOTERMES; COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 2342560562     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.02.007     Document Type: Article

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