Growth pathogenicity of isolates of the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae against the parasitic mite, Psoroptes ovis: Effects of temperature and formulation

Pest Management Science

Volumn 60, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1043-1049

  Brooks, Alexandra J ^a   De Muro, M Aquino ^b   Burree, E ^b   Moore, D ^b   Taylor, M A ^c   Wall, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CABI   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fungus; Mange; Metarhizium anisopliae; Mites; Psoroptes; Sheep scab; Silicone oil

Indexed keywords

SILICONE OIL;

FUNGUS; MITE; PATHOGENICITY; PEST CONTROL; TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONIDIUM; DEUTEROMYCOTINA; DRUG FORMULATION; ECTOPARASITE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUNGUS ISOLATION; HUMIDITY; HYPHOMYCETES; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; MITE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PSOROPTES OVIS; RABBIT; SHEEP; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

ANIMALS; HUMIDITY; HYPOCREALES; MITE INFESTATIONS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PSOROPTIDAE; RABBITS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SILICONE OILS; TEMPERATURE;

ACARI; ARTHROPODA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HYPHOMYCETES; MAMMALIA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVIS ARIES; PSOROPTES; PSOROPTES OVIS; PSOROPTIDAE;

EID: 4644317129     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.910     Document Type: Article

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