Dynamics of Nosema pyrausta in natural populations of the European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis: A six-year study

BioControl

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 627-642

  Lewis, Leslie C ^a   Sumerford, Douglas V ^a   Bing, Lori A ^a,b   Gunnarson, Robert D ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ankeny High School   (United States)

Author keywords

Crambidae; Horizontal vertical transmission; Lepidoptera; Microsporida; Nosema pyrausta; Nosematidae; Ostrinia nubilalis

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FECUNDITY; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; SURVIVAL;

CRAMBIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA PYRAUSTA; NOSEMATIDAE; OSTRINIA NUBILALIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749427974     PISSN: 13866141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10526-005-2937-7     Document Type: Article

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