Immune Response of Mormon Crickets That Survived Infection by Beauveria bassiana

Beauveria bassiana (Fungi: Ascomycota) is an entomopathogenic fungus that serves as a biological control agent of Mormon crickets Anabrus simplex Haldeman (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) and other grasshopper pests. To measure the dose-dependent response of Mormon crickets to fungal attack, we applied...

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Main Authors: Robert B. Srygley, Stefan T. Jaronski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/849038