Ovicidal activity of entomopathogenic hyphomycetes on Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) under laboratory conditions

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 799-804

  Luz, C ^a   Tai, M H H ^a   Santos, A H ^a   Rocha, L F N ^a   Albernaz, D A S ^a   Silva, H H G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aedini; Biological control; Culicidae; Eggs; Fungi

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DEUTEROMYCETES; FEMALE; FUNGUS; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MOSQUITO; OOCYTE; PATHOGENICITY; TIME;

AEDES; ANIMALS; FEMALE; FUNGI; LARVA; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MOSQUITO CONTROL; OVUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WATER;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BEAUVERIA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EVLACHOVAEA; FUNGI; HYPHOMYCETES; ISARIA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; PAECILOMYCES CARNEUS; PAECILOMYCES LILACINUS; PAECILOMYCES MARQUANDII; PENICILLIUM; PENICILLIUM SP.;

EID: 34548815903     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[799:OAOEHO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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