White grub (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae) mortality induced by Ophiocordyceps melolonthae

ABSTRACT: The occurrence of white grub roots in soybean crops in the South of Brazil has gradually increased. However, there is not information on the biological control of grubs by entomopathogenic fungi. This study aimed to induce infection by Ophiocordyceps melolonthae and analyze longevity in Cy...

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Main Authors: Geraldo Salgado-Neto, Marcos Braz Vaz, Jerson Vanderlei Carús Guedes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782017000600156&lng=en&tlng=en