Larvicidal toxicity of Metarhizium anisopliae metabolites against three mosquito species and non-targeting organisms.

BACKGROUND:The fungal toxin acts as effective, low-cost chemical substances for pest control worldwide and also an alternative to synthetic insecticides. This study assessed the larvicidal potential of Metarhizium anisopliae fungi derived metabolites against Aedes aegypti, Anopheles stephensi, Culex...

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Main Authors: Perumal Vivekanandhan, Kannan Swathy, Dharman Kalaimurugan, Marimuthu Ramachandran, Ananthanarayanan Yuvaraj, Arjunan Naresh Kumar, Ayyavu Thendral Manikandan, Neelakandan Poovarasan, Muthugoundar Subramanian Shivakumar, Eliningaya J Kweka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232172