Isolation and evaluation of Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) for the suppression of the glassy-winged sharpshooter, Homalodisca coagulata (Homoptera: Cicadellidae)

Journal of Entomological Science

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 56-65

  Dara, Surendra K ^a   McGuire, Michael R ^a,b   Kaya, Harry K ^a,c  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Cicadellidae; Galleria bait; Homalodisca coagulata; Homoptera; Microbial control; Pierce's disease; Xylella fastidiosa

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEAUVERIA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CICADELLIDAE; CITRUS; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; GALLERIA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HOMALODISCA COAGULATA; HYPHOMYCETES; LYTHRACEAE; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; XYLELLA FASTIDIOSA;

EID: 33847233951     PISSN: 07498004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18474/0749-8004-42.1.56     Document Type: Article

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