The effect of tibia morphology on vector competency of mushroom sciarid flies

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 133, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 484-490

  Shamshad, A ^a   Clift, A D ^a   Mansfield, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agaricus bisporus; Bradysia ocellaris; Dry bubble; Lycoriella ingenua; Pathogen transmission; Verticillium fungicola

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; FLY; FUNGAL DISEASE; MORPHOLOGY; MUSHROOM;

AGARICUS BISPORUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BASIDIOMYCOTA; BRADYSIA; LYCORIELLA INGENUA; SCIARIDAE; VERTICILLIUM FUNGICOLA;

EID: 67249143635     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0418.2008.01362.x     Document Type: Article

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