Biological Control of Tomato Leafminer Moth, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae) Using Entomopathogenic Fungi and Bacteri

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professors, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Persian Gulf University, Bushehr, Iran.


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