Laboratory investigation on the virulence of two isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana against the twospotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae (Acari: Tetranychidae)

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 527-532

  Seiedy, Marjan ^a   Saboori, Alireza ^a   Allahyari, Hossein ^a   Talaei Hassanloui, Reza ^a   Tork, Mehdi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; concentrations; median lethal concentration; median lethal time; mortality; Tetranychus urticae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ARANEAE; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; TETRANYCHIDAE; TETRANYCHUS URTICAE;

EID: 78650146238     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647954.2010.519718     Document Type: Article

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