Neozygites tanajoae sp. nov., a pathogen of the cassava green mite

Mycologia

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1002-1009

  Delalibera Jr , Italo ^a   Hajek, Ann E ^a   Humber, Richard A ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b ROBERT W HOLLEY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomophthorales; Mononychellus tanajoa; Neozygites floridana; Tetranychus urticae; Zygomycetes

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; FREEZE TOLERANCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA; BRAZIL; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ACARI; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; INVERTEBRATA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MONONYCHELLUS; MONONYCHELLUS PROGRESIVUS; MONONYCHELLUS TANAJOA; NEOZYGITES; NEOZYGITES FLORIDANA; NEOZYGITES TANAJOAE; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 6044272925     PISSN: 00275514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15572536.2005.11832900     Document Type: Article

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