Entomopathogenic fungi in Portuguese vineyards soils: suggesting a ‘Galleria-Tenebrio-bait method’ as bait-insects Galleria and Tenebrio significantly underestimate the respective recoveries of Metarhizium (robertsii) and Beauveria (bassiana)

Entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) are the natural enemies of insect-pests. However, EPF recoveries can be influenced by the soil habitat-type(s) incorporated and/or the bait-insect(s) used. Galleria mellonella (GM) as bait-insect, i.e. ‘Galleria-bait’, is arguably the most common method...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lav Sharma, Irene Oliveira, Laura Torres, Guilhermina Marques
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-08-01
Series:MycoKeys
Online Access:https://mycokeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=26970

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