Within-Host Competition between Two Entomopathogenic Fungi and a Granulovirus in Diatraea saccharalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae)

We provide insights into how the interactions of two entomopathogenic fungi and a virus play a role in virulence, disease development, and pathogen reproduction for an economically important insect crop pest, the sugarcane borer Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). In our model...

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Main Authors: Giuliano Pauli, Gabriel Moura Mascarin, Jørgen Eilenberg, Italo Delalibera Júnior
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-06-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/9/2/64