Novel Beauveria bassiana delivery system for biological control of the red imported fire ant

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-53

  Bextine, Blake R ^a,b   Thorvilson, Harlan G ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARACHIS; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; BEAUVERIA; BOS TAURUS; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FORMICIDAE; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; SOLENOPSIS; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 2942653285     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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