Detection and avoidance of an entomopathogenic fungus by a generalist insect predator

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 162-171

  Meyling, Nicolai V ^a   Pell, Judith K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anthocoridae; Anthocoris nemorum; Beauveria bassiana; Chemical cues; Mortality risk; Searching behaviour

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOASSAY; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR BY FOOD OR NUTRITIONAL SOURCE; FORAGE; FUNGUS; INOCULATION; INSECTIVORE; LEAF AREA; MORTALITY RISK; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR;

ANTHOCORIDAE; ANTHOCORIS MEMORUM; APHIDIDAE; ASCOMYCOTA; BASSIANA; BEAUVERIA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HETEROPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYPOCREALES; INSECTA; URTICA;

EID: 33645850104     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0307-6946.2006.00781.x     Document Type: Article

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