Co-vectoring of Beauveria bassiana and Clonostachys rosea by bumble bees (Bombus impatiens) for control of insect pests and suppression of grey mould in greenhouse tomato and sweet pepper

Biological Control

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 508-514

  Kapongo, J P ^a   Shipp, L ^b   Kevan, P ^a   Sutton, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Bombus impatiens; Botrytis cinerea; Clonostachys rosea; Greenhouse tomato and sweet pepper; Lygus lineolaris; Trialeurodes vaporariorum

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; APOIDEA; BEAUVERIA; BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS IMPATIENS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CAPSICUM ANNUUM VAR. ANNUUM; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; IMPATIENS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; LYGUS LINEOLARIS; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 48449097548     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2008.05.008     Document Type: Article

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