Virulence of B. eauveria brongniartii and B. bassiana against S chizonycha affinis white grubs and adults (C oleoptera: S carabaeidae)

Goble, Tarryn A; Conlong, Desmond E; Hill, Martin P

Title: Virulence of B. eauveria brongniartii and B. bassiana against S chizonycha affinis white grubs and adults (C oleoptera: S carabaeidae)
Creator: Goble, Tarryn A
Creator: Conlong, Desmond E
Creator: Hill, Martin P
Subject: To be catalogued
Date Issued: 2015
Date: 2015
Type: text
Type: article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/479012
Identifier: vital:78251
Identifier: https://doi.org/10.1111/jen.12182
Description: Two endemic scarab pests, Schizonycha affinis Boheman and Hypopholis sommeri Burmeister (Coleoptera: Melolonthinae) have increased in prevalence in the sugarcane producing regions of the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, South Africa. The crop losses associated with their feeding, the failure of chemical insecticides applied for their control, and the recent discovery of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch (Ascomycota: Cordycipitaceae) epizootics on these pests, have generated interest in the development of a mycoinsecticide targeting adults and larvae of these species. Previous research, using microsatellite markers, identified low levels of genetic diversity among isolates of B. brongniartii collected from two field sites where epizootics occurred. The virulence of 21 of these closely related B. brongniartii isolates and two isolates of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin was evaluated. Bioassays were conducted against adults and larvae of S. affinis, and adult Tenebrio molitor (L.) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) as a surrogate test insect.
Format: 12 pages
Format: pdf
Language: English
Relation: Journal of Applied Entomology
Relation: Goble, T.A., Conlong, D.E. and Hill, M.P., 2015. Virulence of B eauveria brongniartii and B. bassiana against S chizonycha affinis white grubs and adults (C oleoptera: S carabaeidae). Journal of Applied Entomology, 139(1-2), pp.134-145
Relation: Journal of Applied Entomology volume 139 number 1-2 134 145 2015 1439-0418
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