Infectivity of Metarhizium anisopliae (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) isolates to the arboreal termite Odontotermes sp. (Isoptera: Termitidae)

International Journal of Tropical Insect Science

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 202-207

  Balachander, M ^a   Remadevi, O K ^a   Sasidharan, T O ^b   Sapna Bai, N ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF WOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b ASHOKA TRUST FOR RESEARCH IN ECOLOGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (India)

Author keywords

Arboreal termite; Biological control; Fungus; Metarhizium anisopliae; Mycotermiticide; Odontotermes sp.,; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); COLEOPTERA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYPHOMYCETES; ISOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE; ODONTOTERMES; ORTHOPTERA; TERMITIDAE;

EID: 74949091062     PISSN: 17427584     EISSN: 17427592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742758409990294     Document Type: Article

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