Larval mortality factors of Spodoptera littoralis in the Azores

BioControl

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 761-770

  Martins, Tiago ^a   Oliveira, Luísa ^a   Garcia, Patrícia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AZORES   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomophthorales; Meteorus communis; Natural enemies; Nucleopolyhedrovirus

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGAL DISEASE; LARVAL DEVELOPMENT; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; VIRAL DISEASE;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; AZORES; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; MACARONESIA; OCEANIC REGIONS; PORTUGAL; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

BRACONIDAE; CYPOVIRUS; ENTOMOPHTHORACEAE; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; FURIA; FURIA VIRESCENS; HYMENOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; METEORUS COMMUNIS; NOCTUIDAE; NUCLEOPOLYHEDROVIRUS; SPODOPTERA LITTORALIS; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 23844443193     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-004-7731-4     Document Type: Article

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