Do aphids infected with entomopathogenic fungi continue to produce and respond to alarm pheromone?

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 859-866

  Roy, H E ^a   Baverstock, J ^b   Chamberlain, K ^b   Pell, J K ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acyrthosiphon pisum; Alarm response; Beauveria bassiana; Entomophthorales; Hypocreales; Pandora neoaphidis

Indexed keywords

ALARM SIGNAL; APHID; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGAL DISEASE; PHEROMONE;

ACYRTHOSIPHON PISUM; APHIDIDAE; ASCOMYCOTA; BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; HYPOCREALES; PANDORA NEOAPHIDIS; PISUM SATIVUM;

EID: 31544480383     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150500136170     Document Type: Article

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