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Infection of Schistocerca gregaria (Orthoptera: Acrididae) hoppers by Metarhizium flavoviride (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) conidia in an oil formulation applied under desert conditions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

C. Kooyman  and
I. Godonou
C. Kooyman*
Affiliation:
Département de Formation en Protection des Végétaux, Niamey, Niger
I. Godonou
Affiliation:
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Cotonou, Benin
*
Département de Formation en Protection des Végétaux, B.P. 12625, Niamey, Niger.
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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 87 , Issue 1 , February 1997 , pp. 105 - 107
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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