Insecticidal effect of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin (Ascomycota: Hypocreaes) in combination with three diatomaceous earth formulations against Sitophilus granarius (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 411-416

  Athanassiou, C G ^a   Steenberg, T ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Danish Pest Infestation Laboratory   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Diatomaceous earth; Sitophilus granarius; Stored wheat

Indexed keywords

ASCOMYCOTA; BEAUVERIA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; COLEOPTERA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CURCULIONIDAE; FUNGI; SITOPHILUS GRANARIUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 33846707890     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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