Efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungus, Culicinomyces clavisporus against larvae of the biting midge, Culicoides nubeculosus (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 397-401

  Unkles, S E ^a   Marriott, C ^b   Kinghorn, J R ^a   Panter, C ^c   Blackwell, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Biting midges; Culicinomyces clavisporus; Culicoides

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGUS; LARVA; MOSQUITO; PEST CONTROL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHIRONOMUS THUMMI; CULICINOMYCES; CULICOIDES NUBECULOSUS; DIPTERA; FUNGI;

EID: 3042560224     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150310001639178     Document Type: Article

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