A comparison of the activity of soil fungal isolates against three insect pests

Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-47

  Sánchez Peña, Sergio R ^a   Casas De Hoyo, Elisa ^a   Hernandez Zul, Rogelio ^a   Wall, Kristin M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Insecta; Isolate

Indexed keywords

ALEYRODIDAE; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; LEPIDOPTERA; PSYLLIDAE; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM; SPODOPTERA FRUGIPERDA; TRIALEURODES VAPORARIORUM;

EID: 68649106885     PISSN: 15235475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3954/1523-5475-24.1.43     Document Type: Article

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