Microbial control of arthropod pests of tropical tree fruits

Neotropical Entomology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 161-179

  Dolinski, Claudia ^a   Lacey, Lawrence A ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE ESTADUAL DO NORTE FLUMINENSE DARCY RIBEIRO   (Brazil)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Fungus; Nematode; Virus

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANANAS COMOSUS; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CARICA PAPAYA; CITRUS; COLEOPTERA; COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS; CURCULIONIDAE; DIPTERA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; NEMATODA; ORYCTES RHINOCEROS; PSIDIUM; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 34447250327     PISSN: 1519566X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1519-566X2007000200001     Document Type: Review

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