Pathogenicity of Paecilomyces spp. to the glasshouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum, with some observations on the fungal infection process

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 331-339

  Gökçe, Ayhan ^a   Er, M Kubilay ^b  

^a GAZIOSMANPASA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungus; Glasshouse whitefly; Paecilomyces fumosoroseus; Paecilomyces lilacinus; Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Indexed keywords

AGENTS; BIOASSAY; BIOCONTROL; BIOLOGY; FUNGI; GREENHOUSES; PATHOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; GLASSHOUSE WHITEFLY; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PATHOGENICITY; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

AGRICULTURE;

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGAL DISEASE; GREENHOUSE ECOSYSTEM; PATHOGENICITY; PEST CONTROL; WHITEFLY;

ALEYRODIDAE; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; INSECTA; PAECILOMYCES; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 25444492612     PISSN: 1300011X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3906/tar-0411-1     Document Type: Article

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