Pathogenicity and thermal biology of mitosporic fungi as potential microbial control agents of Varroa destructor (Acari: Mesostigmata), an ectoparasitic mite of honey bee, Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 662-673

  García Fernández, Pedro ^a   Santiago Álvarez, Cándido ^b   Quesada Moraga, Enrique ^b  

^a IFAPA CENTRO EL TORUÑO   (Spain)

^b Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Agronomos y de Montes Universidad de Co   (Spain)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Beauveria; Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Hirsutella; Lecanicillium; Metarhizium; Mite; Mycoacaricides; Parasites; Varroa destructor; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOLOGY; ECTOPARASITE; FUNGUS; HONEYBEE; MITE; PATHOGENICITY; POTENTIAL BIOCONTROL AGENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VIRULENCE;

ANDALUCIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HIRSUTELLA; HYMENOPTERA; LECANICILLIUM; MESOSTIGMATA; METARHIZIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 58149138908     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008049     Document Type: Article

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