Infection of the Red Palm Weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana: A SEM study

Microscopy Research and Technique

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 714-725

  Güerri Agulló, Berenice ^a   Gómez Vidal, Sonia ^a   Asensio, Leticia ^a   Barranco, Pablo ^b   Lopez Llorca, Luis V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALMERÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Appressoria; Biological control; Fungal morphogenesis; Insect cuticle degradation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; FUNGI;

'DRY' [; APPRESSORIUM; BIOLOGICAL CONTROLS; CONTROL MEASURES; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS BEAUVERIA BASSIANA; FUNGAL MORPHOGENESIS; INFECTION PROCESS; INSECT CUTICLE; INSECT CUTICLE DEGRADATION; MIDDLE EAST;

SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; RHYNCHOPHORUS FERRUGINEUS;

ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; ANIMAL STRUCTURES; BEAUVERIA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; MICROBIOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPAIN; ULTRASTRUCTURE; WEEVIL;

ANIMAL STRUCTURES; ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; SPAIN; WEEVILS;

EID: 77954878055     PISSN: 1059910X     EISSN: 10970029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20812     Document Type: Article

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