New case of long-term persistence of Paranosema locustae (Microsporidia) in melanopline grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acrididae: Melanoplinae) of Argentina

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 99, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-359

  Lange, Carlos E ^a   Azzaro, Francisco G ^b  

^a CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

^b Centro Regional Patagonia Norte   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Biocontrol; Dichroplus elongatus; Dichroplus maculipennis; Grasshopper; Long term persistence; Melanoplines; Nosema locustae; Paranosema locustae; Scotussa lemniscata

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; ANTONOSPORA LOCUSTAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); DICHROPLUS ELONGATUS; DICHROPLUS MACULIPENNIS; MELANOPLINAE; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; ORTHOPTERA; PARANOSEMA LOCUSTAE; SCOTUSSA LEMNISCATA;

EID: 54949159046     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2008.09.002     Document Type: Article

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