Natural occurrence of Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok. on adults of the lesser mealworm (Alphitobius diaperinus) (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in poultry houses in cascavel, PR, Brazil;Ocorrência de Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorok. em adultos de cascudinho (Alphitobius diaperinus) (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) em aviários comerciais em cascavel, PR

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 793-795

  Alves, Luis F A ^a   Alves, Viviane S ^b   Bressan, Dayanne F ^c   Neves, Pedro M O J ^d   Alves, Sérgio B ^e  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO OESTE DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE PARANAENSE   (Brazil)

^d STATE UNIVERSITY OF LONDRINA   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Animal production; Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

ALPHITOBIUS DIAPERINUS; ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; GALLUS GALLUS; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; TENEBRIONIDAE;

EID: 33645887371     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2004000600018     Document Type: Article

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