Laboratory and field efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi for the management of the sweetpotato weevil, Cylas formicarius (Coleoptera: Brentidae)

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 122, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-15

  Reddy, Gadi V P ^a   Zhao, Zihua ^b   Humber, Richard A ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c ROBERT W HOLLEY CENTER FOR AGRICULTURE AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Additive effect; Beauveria bassiana; Cylas formicarius; Metarhizium brunneum; Neem; Spinosyn

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BEAUVERIA; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP; METARHIZIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SWEET POTATO; WEEVIL;

ANIMALS; BEAUVERIA; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; IPOMOEA BATATAS; METARHIZIUM; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; WEEVILS;

EID: 84907160808     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2014.07.009     Document Type: Article

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