Pathogenicity of the entomopathogenic fungus, Lecanicillium muscarium, against the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci under laboratory and glasshouse conditions

Mycopathologia

Volumn 160, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 315-319

  Cuthbertson, Andrew G S ^a   Walters, Keith F A ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bemisia tabaci; Entomopathogenic fungus; Integrated pest management; Microbial control; Verticillium lecanii

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CUCUMBER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMIPTERA; IN VITRO STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PLANT DISEASE; RANDOMIZATION; TOMATO; VERBENACEAE; VERTICILLIUM;

ANIMALS; CHRYSANTHEMUM; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; FEMALE; HEMIPTERA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; VERBENA; VERTICILLIUM;

ALEYRODIDAE; BEMISIA TABACI; FUNGI; LECANICILLIUM MUSCARIUM; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA;

EID: 27144448412     PISSN: 0301486X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-005-0122-2     Document Type: Article

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