Aphid infestation in field grown lettuce and biological control with entomopathogenic fungi (deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes)

Biological Agriculture and Horticulture

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 153-173

  Asman K ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APHID; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FUNGUS; INSECTICIDE; ISOLATED POPULATION; PADDY FIELD; PATHOGEN; PEST CONTROL; VEGETABLE;

APHIDIDAE; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HYPHOMYCETES; LACTUCA; LECANICILLIUM; LECANICILLIUM LONGISPORUM; MACROSIPHUM EUPHORBIAE; NASONOVIA RIBIS-NIGRI;

EID: 38849197516     PISSN: 01448765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01448765.2007.9755043     Document Type: Article

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