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Entomopathogenic Fungus as a Biological Control for an Important Vector of Livestock Disease: The Culicoides Biting Midge

BACKGROUND: The recent outbreak of bluetongue virus in northern Europe has led to an urgent need to identify control measures for the Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges that transmit it. Following successful use of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae against larval st...

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Autores principales: Ansari, Minshad Ali, Pope, Edward C., Carpenter, Simon, Scholte, Ernst-Jan, Butt, Tariq M.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3018483/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21264343
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0016108