Influence of humidity on the infection of western flower thrips, Frankliniella occidentalis (Thysanoptera: Thripidae), by Beauveria bassiana

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 255-264

  Mukawa, Shigeyuki ^a   Tooyama, Hirokazu ^a   Ikegami, Takafumi ^a,b  

^a PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^b Ibaraki Plant Protection Office   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana; Frankliniella occidentalis; Multiplication; Pathogenicity; Real time quantitative PCR; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

BEAUVERIA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FRANKLINIELLA OCCIDENTALIS; THRIPIDAE; THYSANOPTERA;

EID: 79955149902     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13355-011-0033-2     Document Type: Article

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