Acta Biológica Colombiana, 2019 Bactrocera carambolae Drew & Hancock is a quarantine pest present in Brazil and is the main phytosanitary barrier for the export of fresh fruits from that country. In this work, we evaluated the effect of Amazonian isolates of Metarhizium on kill larvae,
Bruna David Brito +6 more
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The genome sequence of the biocontrol fungus Metarhizium anisopliae and comparative genomics of Metarhizium species. [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Metarhizium anisopliae is an important fungal biocontrol agent of insect pests of agricultural crops. Genomics can aid the successful commercialization of biopesticides by identification of key genes differentiating closely related species ...
Ash, G. +5 more
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MycoKeys, 2018 Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are the natural enemies of insect-pests. However, EPF recoveries can be influenced by the soil habitat-type(s) incorporated and/or the bait-insect(s) used. Galleria mellonella (GM) as bait-insect, i.e.
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Sleepers and Creepers, Colony Polymorphisms in Metarhizium robertsii [PDF]
, 2020 In this thesis I attempt to identify, describe, and explain the vast colony polymorphism differences observed in Metarhizium robertsii from a physical and genetic standpoint. These descriptions provide a framework to explain the colony polymorphisms seen
Angelone, Steven
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Eficiencia de hongos entomopatógenos contra Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) bajo condiciones de laboratorio [PDF]
, 2020 Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae) es una plaga de insectos primaria en granos almacenados. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la eficiencia de 10 diferentes aislamientos de hongos entomopatógenos como agentes de biocontrol ...
Lopez Lastra, Claudia Cristina +4 more
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Trading nitrogen for carbon: Nitrogen and carbon translocation in a plant/fungal (Metarhizium spp.) symbiosis [PDF]
, 2015 While nitrogen is critical for all plants, they are unable to utilize organically bound nitrogen in soils. Therefore, the majority of plants obtain useable nitrogen through nitrogen fixing bacteria and the microbial decomposition of organic matter.
Behie, Scott William
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CHARACTERIZATION OF THE NATURAL ENEMY COMMUNITY, WITH EMPHASIS ON ENTOMOPATHOGENS, FOR MANAGEMENT OF WESTERN CORN ROOTWORM (\u3ci\u3eDIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA\u3c/i\u3e) IN WEST CENTRAL NEBRASKA [PDF]
, 2018 Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae),the western corn rootworm (WCR), is a major pest of corn (Zea mays L.) in the United States and Europe. WCR management options comprise mainly transgenic hybrids, insecticide applications
Oliveira-Hofman, Camila
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Endophytic potential of entomopathogenic fungi associated with Urochloa ruziziensis (Poaceae) for spittlebug (Hemiptera: Cercopidae) control. [PDF]
Spittlebugs are pests that affect forage plants in tropical America, causing damage to such plants and causing significant annual losses in milk and meat production.
AUAD, A. M. +7 more
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Effects of passages through an insect or a plant on virulence and physiological properties of the fungus Metarhizium robertsii. [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 Tomilova OG +7 more
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Diversity and ecology of entomopathogenic fungi in the Douro wine region of Portugal [PDF]
, 2019 Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Agronomic and Forest SciencesInvestigations studying diversity and factors affecting the abundance of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) populations, the natural enemies of insects, are limited.
Sharma, Lav
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