Desiccation increases the efficacy of Beauveria bassiana for stored-grain pest insect control

Journal of Stored Products Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 535-539

  Lord, Jeffrey C ^a  

^a GRAIN MARKETING AND PRODUCTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Desiccation; Grain beetle; Humidity; Lasioderma serricorne; Plodia interpunctella; Sitophilus

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA; COLEOPTERA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CRYPTOLESTES FERRUGINEUS; HEXAPODA; LASIODERMA SERRICORNE; ORYZAEPHILUS; ORYZAEPHILUS SURINAMENSIS; PLODIA INTERPUNCTELLA; SITOPHILUS; SITOPHILUS ORYZAE; SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34547844342     PISSN: 0022474X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jspr.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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