Pathogenicity of Metarhizium anisopliae isolates on Nezara viridula and Dichelops melacanthus in wheat crop

ABSTRACT: Bugs such as Nezara viridula (Linnaeus) and Dichelops melacanthus (Dallas) are considered the main insect pests of wheat crop in Brazil. The use of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) may be an alternative for the management of these insects in the crop. The o...

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Main Authors: Martin Groth, Raul Filho, Vanessa Soares, Daniel Bernardi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Biológico 2017-11-01
Series:Arquivos do Instituto Biológico
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-16572017000100214&lng=en&tlng=en