Laboratory host specificity testing of the fire ant microsporidian pathogen Vairimorpha invictae (Microsporidia: Burenellidae)

Biological Control

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 331-336

  Oi, David H ^a   Valles, Steven M ^a   Briano, Juan A ^b  

^a CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Argentine ant; Cross fostering; Entomopathogen; Linepithema humile; Microsporidia; Red imported fire ant; Solenopsis geminata; Solenopsis invicta; Solenopsis xyloni; Southern fire ant; Tropical fire ant

Indexed keywords

BURENELLIDAE; FORMICIDAE; LINEPITHEMA HUMILE; MICROSPORIDIA; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA; SOLENOPSIS RICHTERI; SOLENOPSIS SAEVISSIMA; SOLENOPSIS XYLONI; VAIRIMORPHA INVICTAE;

EID: 77950339575     PISSN: 10499644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biocontrol.2009.12.013     Document Type: Article

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