Pathogenicity and thermotolerance of entomopathogenic fungi for the control of the scab mite, Psoroptes ovis

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 95-104

  Lekimme, M ^a   Focant, C ^a   Farnir, F ^a   Mignon, B ^a   Losson, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Psoroptes ovis; Temperature; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; ECONOMIC IMPACT; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUNGUS; MITE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENICITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DEUTEROMYCETES; FEMALE; HEAT; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PAECILOMYCES; PATHOGENICITY; PSOROPTIDAE; RABBIT; VERTICILLIUM;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; METARHIZIUM; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PAECILOMYCES; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; PSOROPTIDAE; RABBITS; VERTICILLIUM;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; BEAUVERIA; BOS; FUNGI; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; OVIS ARIES; PAECILOMYCES FARINOSUS; PSOROPTES OVIS;

EID: 57349088818     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-008-9171-9     Document Type: Article

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