A strain of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae for controlling subterranean termites

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1451-1458

  Wright, Maureen S ^a   Raina, Ashok K ^a   Lax, Alan R ^a  

^a SOUTHERN REGIONAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alate; Dose response; Field study; Formosan; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS; FUNGI; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 27544461574     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/98.5.1451     Document Type: Article

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