Susceptibility of different life stages of the European cherry fruit fly, Rhagoletis cerasi, to entomopathogenic fungi

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 473-483

  Daniel, C ^a,b   Wyss, E ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE FIBL   (Switzerland)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Biological control; Metarhizium anisopliae; Paecilomyces farinosus; Paecilomyces fumosoroseus; Tephritidae

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; FECUNDITY; FLY; FUNGAL DISEASE; FUNGUS; MORTALITY; VIRULENCE;

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; DIPTERA; FUNGI; ISARIA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; PAECILOMYCES FARINOSUS; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS; RHAGOLETIS CERASI; RHAGOLETIS CINGULATA; TEPHRITIDAE;

EID: 67249094685     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2009.01410.x     Document Type: Article

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