First isolation of a Helicosporidium sp. (Chlorophyta: Trebouxiophyceae) from the biological control agent Cyrtobagous salviniae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 243-245

  White, S E ^a   Tipping, Philip W ^b   Becnel, James J ^a  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b INVASIVE PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control of weeds; Cyrtobagous salviniae; Giant salvinia; Helicosporidium; Insect pathogen; Salvinia molesta

Indexed keywords

ANOPHELES QUADRIMACULATUS; CHLOROPHYTA; COLEOPTERA; CURCULIONIDAE; CYRTOBAGOUS SALVINIAE; FILICOPHYTA; HELICOSPORIDIUM; HELICOVERPA ZEA; INSECTA; SALVINIA; SALVINIA MOLESTA; TREBOUXIOPHYCEAE;

EID: 33845951475     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.08.014     Document Type: Article

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