Selection of Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae Isolates to Control Triatoma infestans
Twenty three isolates of Beauveria bassiana and 13 isolates of Metarhizium anisopliae were tested on third instar nymphs of Triatoma infestans, a serious vector of Chagas disease. Pathogenicity tests at saturated humidity showed that this insect is very susceptible to fungal infection. At lower rela...
Main Authors: | , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
1998-01-01
|
Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02761998000600026 |