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Effect of culture substrates on virulence of Beauveria bassiana (Ascomycota: Cordycipitaceae) conidia against the browntail moth, Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Lepidoptera: Lymantriidae)

Parisa Bena-Molaei Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran
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Reza Talaei-Hassanloui Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hassan Askary Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Tehran, Iran
Pages 619-624 | Received 17 Jan 2011, Accepted 28 Feb 2011, Published online: 08 Apr 2011

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