Potential of bumble bees as bio-vectors of Clonostachys rosea for Botrytis blight management in lowbush blueberry

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 543-550

  Reeh, K W ^a   Hillier, N K ^b   Cutler, G C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ACADIA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bio vectoring; Biological control; Botrytis cinerea; Clonostachys rosea; Entomovectoring; Vaccinium angustifolium

Indexed keywords

BEE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; CROP PLANT; CROP PRODUCTION; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE PREVALENCE; DISEASE VECTOR; FUNGAL DISEASE; PATHOGEN;

APOIDEA; BIONECTRIA OCHROLEUCA; BOMBUS (GENUS); BOMBUS IMPATIENS; BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; BOTRYTIS; IMPATIENS; VACCINIUM; VACCINIUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM;

EID: 84905238441     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-014-0565-7     Document Type: Article

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