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Effects of Fluctuating Moisture and Temperature Regimes on Sporulation of Beauveria bassiana on Cadavers of Rhodnius prolixus

JACQUES FARGUES INRA -Montpellier, Uni[tacute]e de Recherche en Lutte Biologique, Campus International de Baillarguet, Mont ferrier-sur-Lez, F-34982, France
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CHRISTIAN LUZ INRA -Montpellier, Uni[tacute]e de Recherche en Lutte Biologique, Campus International de Baillarguet, Mont ferrier-sur-Lez, F-34982, France; Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goias, CP131, Goiania, 74001-970, GO, Brazil
Pages 323-334 | Published online: 28 Jun 2010

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