Selection of Metarhizium spp. Brazilian isolates to control Rhipicephalus microplus ticks: in vitro virulence tests and conidiogenesis

This study aimed to select Metarhizium spp. isolates to control Rhipicephalus microplus ticks by analyzing their in vitro virulence against R. microplus eggs, larvae, and engorged females as well as their ability to produce aerial conidia on potato dextrose agar (PDA). After the treatment of R. micr...

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Main Authors: Giselle Arieiro Jones, Wendell Marcelo de Souza Perinotto, Mariana Guedes Camargo, Patrícia Silva Golo, Vania Rita Elias Pinheiro Bittencourt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade de Medicina Veterinária do Estado do Rio de Janeiro 2021-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Medicine
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Online Access:https://rbmv.org/BJVM/article/view/1163