Detection of entomopathogenic fungi in peridomestic triatomine-infested areas in Central Brazil and fungal activity against Triatoma infestans (Klug) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae);Detecção de fungos entomopatogênicos em áreas peridomiciliares infestadas por triatomíneos no Brasil Central e atividade dos fungos contra Triatoma infestans (Klug) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 783-791

  Luz, Christian ^a   Rocha, Luiz F N ^a   Nery, Gustavo V ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Metarhizium anisopliae; Occurrence; Peridomestic; Triatominae

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; REDUVIIDAE; SUIDAE; TRIATOMA INFESTANS; TRIATOMINAE;

EID: 24744460133     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2004000600017     Document Type: Article

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