Evaluation of entomopathogenic fungi as potential biological control agents of the dengue mosquito, aedes aegypti (diptera: Culicidae)

Biocontrol Science and Technology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1027-1047

  Darbro, Jonathan M ^a,b   Graham, Robert I ^b,c   Kay, Brian H ^a   Ryan, Peter A ^a,d   Thomas, Matthew B ^e  

^a QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aedes aegypti; Australia; Beauveria bassiana; Dengue; Metarhizium anisopliae; Mosquito

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; BIOPESTICIDE; COTTON; DENGUE FEVER; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC ORGANISM; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FUNGUS; GROWTH RATE; INSECTICIDE; MOSQUITO; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; SUBSTRATE; VIRULENCE;

AUSTRALIA;

AEDES AEGYPTI; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; CULICIDAE; DIPTERA; FUNGI; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; ISARIA; LECANICILLIUM; METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE;

EID: 80051642367     PISSN: 09583157     EISSN: 13600478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09583157.2011.597913     Document Type: Article

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