Mosquito-killing water molds isolated from soil samples collected in Taiwan

Pedobiologia

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 585-589

  Chen, Chi Min ^a   Hsieh, Huann Ju ^a   Hu, Bau Yuan ^a   Fu, Chuen Hsu ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIWAN FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Mosquito; Pythium spp.

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; MOSQUITO; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN; WORLD;

AEDES AEGYPTI; AEDES ALBOPICTUS; LEPTOMITALES; PYTHIUM; SAPROLEGNIA;

EID: 27744533000     PISSN: 00314056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedobi.2005.06.010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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