Fungal fauna of Ixodes scapularis Say and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) (Acari: Ixodida) with special reference to species-associated internal mycoflora

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 417-422

  Benoit, Joshua B ^a,b   Yoder, Jay A ^a   Ark, Jacob T ^a   Rellinger, Eric J ^a  

^a WITTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Ixodes; Ixodidae; Rhipicephalus; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; IXODES; IXODES SCAPULARIS; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; RHIPICEPHALUS; RHIPICEPHALUS SANGUINEUS; SCOPULARIOPSIS; SCOPULARIOPSIS BREVICAULIS; SCOPULARIOPSIS CARBONARIA; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 30944460686     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950508683683     Document Type: Article

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