Spores of Beauveria bassiana and Trichoderma lignorum as a bioinsecticide for the control of Atta cephalotes

Abstract Background The leafcutter ant (Atta cephalotes) is associated with losses in the agricultural sector, due to its defoliating activity; for its control, biological, mechanical and chemical methods have been developed, the latter associated with adverse effects on human and environmental heal...

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Main Authors: Fabian Felipe Fernandez Daza, Ginna Rodriguez Roman, Marino Valencia Rodriguez, Ivan Andres Gonzalez Vargas, Heiber Cardenas Heano, Marney Pascoli Cereda, Raul Alberto Cuervo Mulet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-09-01
Series:Biological Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40659-019-0259-y