Assessment of the virulence and proteolytic activity of three native entomopathogenic fungi against the larvae of Oryctes agamemnon (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Assessment of the virulence and proteolytic activity of three native entomopathogenic fungi against the larvae of Oryctes agamemnon (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)

Abstract Susceptibility of the third larval instar of the rhinoceros beetle, Oryctes agamemnon (Burmeister) (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), to the infection with three native entomopathogenic fungi (EPFs), Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, and Lecanicillium lecanii, was determined under labora...

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Main Authors: Abdel-Rahman Saleem, Reda A. Ibrahim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Oryctes agamemnon
Entomopathogenic fungi
Virulence
Protease activity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-019-0120-1

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