Pathogenicity and specificity of Neozygites tanajoae and Neozygites floridana (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) isolates pathogenic to the cassava green mite

Biological Control

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 608-616

  Delalibera Jr , Italo ^a,b   Hajek, Ann E ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Classical biological control; Entomophthorales; Mite pathogenic fungi; Mononychellus tanajoa; Mummification; Oligonychus gossypii; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS; MONONYCHELLUS PROGRESIVUS; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; NEOZYGITES; NEOZYGITES FLORIDANA; NEOZYGITES TANAJOAE; OLIGONYCHUS GOSSYPII; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 2942532872     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.02.008     Document Type: Article

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