Susceptibility of five species of thrips to different strains of the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 667-674

  Abe, Makoto ^a,b   Ikegami, Takafumi ^a  

^a PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungus; Thrips

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FRANKLINIELLA INTONSA; FUNGI; THRIPS COLORATUS; THRIPS HAWAIIENSIS; THRIPS TABACI;

EID: 33644508329     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2005.667     Document Type: Article

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