Bioassay evaluation of the entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassaina vuellemin against eggs and nymphs of Bemisia tabaci Gennadius (Homoptera: Aleyrodidae)

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1551-1560

  Al Deghairi, Mohammad A ^a  

^a QASSIM UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassaina; Bemisia tabaci; Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Whitefly

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; BEAUVERIA; BEMISIA TABACI; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FUNGUS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEMIPTERA; INSECT; LARVA; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NYMPH; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; INSECTS; LARVA; NYMPH; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 54049154740     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.1551.1560     Document Type: Article

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