Aphid dispersal flight disseminates fungal pathogens and parasitoids as natural control agents of aphids

Ecological Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 97-104

  Feng, Ming Guang ^a,b   Chen, Chun ^a,b   Shang, Su Wei ^a   Ying, Sheng Hua ^a   Shen, Zhi Cheng ^b   Chen, Xue Xin ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aphid dispersal flight; Aphid pathogenic fungi; Aphididae; Aphidiidae; Entomophthorales; Mycosis transmission; Myzus persicae; Parasitoid dispersal; Parasitoids

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOCONTROL AGENT; DISPERSAL; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FECUNDITY; FLIGHT ACTIVITY; FUNGUS; HOST LOCATION; HOST USE; HOST-PARASITOID INTERACTION; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTION; PARASITE TRANSMISSION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HANGZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

APHIDIDAE; APHIDIINAE; APHIDIUS GIFUENSIS; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; MYZUS PERSICAE; PANDORA NEOAPHIDIS; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 33846818528     PISSN: 03076946     EISSN: 13652311     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.2006.00849.x     Document Type: Article

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