Evaluation of Lecanicillium longisporum, Vertalec® for simultaneous suppression of cotton aphid, Aphis gossypii, and cucumber powdery mildew, Sphaerotheca fuliginea, on potted cucumbers

Biological Control

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 404-409

  Kim, Jeong Jun ^a,b   Goettel, Mark S ^a   Gillespie, David R ^c  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b National Institute of Animal Science   (South Korea)

^c SUMMERLAND RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aphis gossypii; Cotton aphid; Entomopathogenic fungi; Lecanicillium longisporum; Microbial control; Powdery mildew; Simultaneous control; Sphaerotheca fuliginea; Verticillium lecanii

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; APHIS GOSSYPII; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CUCUMIS SATIVUS; ERYSIPHALES; FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; LECANICILLIUM LONGISPORUM; PODOSPHAERA FULIGINEA; TORRUBIELLA CONFRAGOSA;

EID: 43049164426     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.02.003     Document Type: Article

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