Interaction between the subterranean termite Reticulitermes flavipes (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) and the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae in foraging arenas

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 885-893

  Chouvenc, Thomas ^a   Su, Nan Yao ^a   Elliott, Monica L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Entomopathogenic fungus; Epizootic; Metarhizium; Termite

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROOMING; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WOOD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLORIDA; GROOMING; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM; WOOD;

FUNGI; ISOPTERA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; RETICULITERMES FLAVIPES; RHINOTERMITIDAE;

EID: 46849117056     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[885:IBTSTR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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