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The potential of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana isolates for the control of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) larvae

César Ronald Pereira Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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Adriano Rodrigues de Paula Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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Simone Azevedo Gomes Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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Paulo César Oliveira Pedra Jr Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, CEP 28013-602, Brazil
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Richard Ian Samuels Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ, CEP 28013-602, BrazilCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 881-886 | Received 26 May 2009, Published online: 04 Sep 2009

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