Pathogenicity of the fungus, Aspergillus clavatus, isolated from the locust, Oedaleus senegalensis, against larvae of the mosquitoes Aedes aegypti, Anopheles gambiae and Culex quinquefasciatus

Journal of Insect Science

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Seye, Fawrou ^a   Faye, Oumar ^a   Ndiaye, Mady ^a   Njie, Ebrima ^b   Afoutou, José Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE GAMBIA   (Gambia)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi

Indexed keywords

ACRIDIDAE; AEDES AEGYPTI; ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS CLAVATUS; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; EUROTIALES; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; HYPHOMYCETES; OEDALEUS SENEGALENSIS; ORTHOPTERA; TRICHOCOMACEAE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

AEDES; ANIMAL; ANOPHELES; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CULEX; GRASSHOPPER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; MOSQUITO; PATHOGENICITY;

AEDES; ANIMALS; ANOPHELES; ASPERGILLUS; CULEX; GRASSHOPPERS; LARVA; MOSQUITO CONTROL;

EID: 68449092814     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15362442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1673/031.009.5301     Document Type: Article

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