Effect of relative humidity and origin of isolates of Neozygites tanajoae (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) on production of conidia from cassava green mite, Mononychellus tanajoa (Acari: Tetranychidae), cadavers

Biological Control

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 489-496

  Delalibera Jr , Italo ^a,b   Demétrio, Clarice G B ^a   Manly, Bryan F J ^a   Hajek, Ann E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Capilliconidia; Entomophthorales; Fungal pathogen; Mononychellus tanajoa; Primary conidia; Sporulation

Indexed keywords

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS PROGRESIVUS; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; NEOZYGITES; NEOZYGITES TANAJOAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 33750489378     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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