Quantitative detection of Beauveria bassiana GHA (Ascomycota: Hypocreales), a potential microbial control agent of the emerald ash borer, by use of real-time PCR

Biological Control

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 163-169

  Castrillo, Louela A ^a   Griggs, Michael H ^b   Vandenberg, John D ^b  

^a US Plant Soil and Nutr Laboratory   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agrilus planipennis; Beauveria bassiana; Emerald ash borer; Entomopathogenic fungus; Environmental sampling; Invasive insect

Indexed keywords

AGRILUS PLANIPENNIS; ASCOMYCOTA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FRAXINUS; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYPOCREALES;

EID: 40249112988     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.01.005     Document Type: Article

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