Explaining mycoinsecticide activity: Poor performance of spray and bait formulations of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium brunneum against Mormon cricket in field cage studies

Journal of Orthoptera Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 303-313

  Nelson Foster, R ^a   Jaronski, Stefan ^b   Reuter, K Chris ^a   Black, Lonnie R ^a   Schlothauer, Robin ^b  

^a UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabrus simplex; Beauveria bassiana; biocontrol; Metarhizium brunneum; Mormon cricket; Orthoptera

Indexed keywords

ANABRUS SIMPLEX; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; HEXAPODA; METARHIZIUM; ORTHOPTERA; TETTIGONIIDAE;

EID: 79952216656     PISSN: 10826467     EISSN: 19372426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1665/034.019.0218     Document Type: Article

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