Lessons from interactions within the cassava green mite fungal pathogen Neozygites tanajoae system and prospects for microbial control using Entomophthorales

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 46, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 195-210

  Hountondji, Fabien C C ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE   (Benin)

^b Expertise Action and Research for Development (EAR Development)   (Benin)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Epizootic; Individual level interaction; Manihot esculenta; Mononychellus tanajoa; Population level interaction; Tritrophic interactions; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CASSAVA; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FUNGUS; MITE; TRITROPHIC INTERACTION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CASSAVA; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FOOD CHAIN; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TETRANYCHIDAE;

ANIMALS; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FOOD CHAIN; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MANIHOT; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TETRANYCHIDAE;

AFRICA;

ACARI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS PROGRESIVUS; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; NEOZYGITES TANAJOAE;

EID: 57349100343     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-008-9209-z     Document Type: Review

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