Effects of chemical and botanical insecticides used for locust control on Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum conidia after short- to medium-term storage at 30°C

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 761-766

  Luke, Belinda M ^a,b   Bateman, Roy P ^a,c  

^a CABI   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical insecticide; Compatibility; Conidia; Formulation; Locust control; Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum; Neem oil; Storage

Indexed keywords

FUNGUS; GERMINATION; GROWTH RATE; INSECTICIDE; LOCUST; VIABILITY;

METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE VAR. ACRIDUM;

EID: 33747162748     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583150600700206     Document Type: Article

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