Differential susceptibility of Amblyomma maculatum and Amblyomma americanum (Acari:Ixodidea) to the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae

Biological Control

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 414-421

  Kirkland, Brett H ^a   Cho, Eun Min ^a   Keyhani, Nemat O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blastospores; Cuticular lipids; Fungal conidia; Inoculum conditions; Spore germination; Tick biocontrol

Indexed keywords

ACARI; AMBLYOMMA; AMBLYOMMA AMERICANUM; AMBLYOMMA MACULATUM; ARTHROPODA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 5344266739     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2004.07.007     Document Type: Article

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