Mortality and infection of wireworm, Agriotes obscurus [Coleoptera: Elateridae], with inundative field applications of Metarhizium anisopliae

Phytoprotection

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 51-56

  Kabaluk, J Todd ^a   Vernon, Robert S ^a   Goettel, Mark S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agriotes; Biocontrol; Biopesticide; Elaterididae; Metarhizium; Microbial control; Mycoinsecticide; Wireworm

Indexed keywords

AGRIOTES; AGRIOTES OBSCURUS; COLEOPTERA; ELATERIDAE; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 40549136654     PISSN: 00319511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7202/018055ar     Document Type: Article

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