Prevalence of Pandora neoaphidis (Zygomycetes: Entomophthorales) infecting Nasonovia ribisnigri (Hemiptera: Aphididae) on lettuce crops in Argentina

Biological Control

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 46-50

  Scorsetti, A C ^a   Macia A ^b   Steinkraus, D C ^c   Lopez Lastra C C ^b  

^a Instituto de Botanica Carlos Spegazzini   (Argentina)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS PARASITOLÓGICOS Y DE VECTORES CEPAVE   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentina; Biological control; Entomopathogenic fungi; Entomophthorales; Nasonovia ribisnigri; Pandora neoaphidis

Indexed keywords

APHIDIDAE; ENTOMOPHTHORALES; FUNGI; HEMIPTERA; LACTUCA; LACTUCA SATIVA; NASONOVIA RIBIS-NIGRI; PANDORA NEOAPHIDIS; ZYGOMYCETES;

EID: 70450222308     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.09.005     Document Type: Article

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