Larvicidal potential of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin and Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Wize,) Brown and Smith on Culex quinquefasciatus (say)

Journal of Biopesticides

Volumn 3, Issue 1 SPEC.ISSUE, 2010, Pages 147-151

  Gayathri, G ^a   Balasubramanian, C ^a   Vinayaga Moorthi, P ^a   Kubendran, T ^a  

^a THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Culex quinquefasciatus; Paecilomyces fumosoroseus; Pathogenicity

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CULEX PIPIENS QUINQUEFASCIATUS; PAECILOMYCES FUMOSOROSEUS;

EID: 79951734914     PISSN: 0974391X     EISSN: 22308385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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