Bioefficacy of six isolates of Hirsutella thompsonii Fisher against citrus rust mite, Phyllocoptruta oleivora ashmead (Acari: Eriophyidae) and two spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidea)

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 871-875

  Aghajanzadeh, S ^a   Mallik, B ^b   Chandrashekar, S C ^b  

^a Iran Citrus Research Institute   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Citrus; Hirsutella thompsonii; Mites; Phyllocoptruta oleivora; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; CITRUS; ERIOPHYIDAE; HIRSUTELLA THOMPSONII; PHYLLOCOPTRUTA OLEIVORA; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 33745318883     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2006.871.875     Document Type: Article

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