Monitoring the establishment and prevalence of the fungal entomopathogen Entomophaga maimaiga in two Lymantria dispar L. populations in Bulgaria

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 63-67

  Pilarska, D ^a   McManus, M ^b   Pilarski, P ^c   Georgiev, G ^d   Mirchev, P ^d   Linde, A ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM RESEARCH   (Bulgaria)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF PHYSIOLOGY   (Bulgaria)

^d FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bulgaria)

^e University of Applied Science   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bulgaria; Entomophaga maimaiga; Introduction; Lymantria dispar; Microsporidia

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FUNGAL DISEASE;

BULGARIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

BRACONIDAE; COTESIA MELANOSCELA; DIPTERA; ENDORETICULATUS SP.; ENTOMOPHAGA MAIMAIGA; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; HYMENOPTERA; LYMANTRIA DISPAR; MICROSPORIDIA; PROTAPANTELES; PROTISTA; TACHINIDAE; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 33645757086     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-005-0111-8     Document Type: Article

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