Improvement of the Insecticidal Capacity of Two Purpureocillium Lilacinum Strains against Tribolium Confusum
Entomopathogenic fungi can regulate insect populations. They have extracellular enzymes that degrade cuticle components, mainly hydrocarbons, used as an energy source. The increase in insecticidal activity of fungi in a medium supplemented with cuticular hydrocarbons was assayed and the hydrolytic e...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-03-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/6/1/206 |