Author
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Vega, Fernando |
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Jackson, Mark |
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McGuire, Michael |
Submitted to: National Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
Publication Type: Abstract Only Publication Acceptance Date: 12/12/1996 Publication Date: N/A Citation: N/A Interpretive Summary: Technical Abstract: Second instar silverleaf whiteflies were sprayed with 1 x 10**7 conidia or blastospores. Samples were collected at different periods of time after spraying and freeze-dried. SEM was used to determine time to germ tube formation and fungal penetration through the cuticle. Blastospores germinate much faster than conidia. |