Beauveria bassiana Strains for Biological Control of Cosmopolites sordidus (Germ.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Plantain

The objective of this study was to select strains of Beauveria bassiana for controlling Cosmopolites sordidus (Germ.) in plantain farms (cv. Terra) of the “Recôncavo” and southern regions in the state of Bahia, Brazil. The virulence of 32 B. bassiana isolates against C. sordidus was determined under...

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Main Authors: Marilene Fancelli, Alex Batista Dias, Italo Delalibera Júnior, Sandra Cerqueira de Jesus, Antonio Souza do Nascimento, Sebastião de Oliveira e Silva, Ranulfo Correa Caldas, Carlos Alberto da Silva Ledo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/184756