Effect of formulating of Beauveria bassiana conidia on their viability and pathogenicity to the onion thrips, Thrips tabaci lind. (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)

Journal of Plant Protection Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Ezzati Tabrizi, Reyhaneh ^a   Talaei Hassanloui, Reza ^a   Pourian, Hamid Reza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Conidia; Entomopathogenic fungus; Formulation; Thrips tabaci; Wettable powder

Indexed keywords

ALLIUM CEPA; BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; THRIPIDAE; THRIPS TABACI; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 67849095351     PISSN: 14274345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10045-009-0013-5     Document Type: Article

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