Partial purification and insecticidal activity of toxic metabolites secreted by a Mucor hiemalis strain (SMU-21) against adults of Bactrocera oleae and Ceratitis capitata (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1657-1664

  Konstantopoulou, M A ^a   Milonas, P ^a,b   Mazomenos, B E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^b BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute activity; Fungal extract; Microbial pesticides; Mucorales

Indexed keywords

BACTROCERA OLEAE; CERATITIS CAPITATA; DIPTERA; MUCOR; MUCOR HIEMALIS; MUCORALES; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 33845253148     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/99.5.1657     Document Type: Article

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