Perspectives on the potential of entomopathogenic fungi in biological control of ticks

Experimental Parasitology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 300-305

  Fernandes, Éverton K K ^a   Bittencourt, Vânia R E P ^b   Roberts, Donald W ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Beauveria bassiana s.l.; Biological control; Metarhizium spp.; Ticks

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE;

ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; BIOTIC STRESS; DESICCATION; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EGG LAYING; ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGUS; FUNGAL VIRULENCE; FUNGUS ISOLATION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INSECT CONTROL; LABORATORY TEST; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; METARHIZIUM; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; MYCOTOXINS; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TICKS; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; IXODIDA; METARHIZIUM;

EID: 84857452054     PISSN: 00144894     EISSN: 10902449     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exppara.2011.11.004     Document Type: Article

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