Virulence effect of Metarhizium anisopliae (Met.) and Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) fungi against the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Virulence effect of Metarhizium anisopliae (Met.) and Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) fungi against the peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Abstract Background The peach fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae), is a key pest of fruits in Egypt. Insect-pathogenic fungi are one of the biocontrol agents that increasingly substitute the traditional pesticides to overcome pesticide risks. Therefore, the present study a...

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Main Authors: Ismail R. El-Gendy, Mohamed F. M. Zawrah, Mona I. El-Banobi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-04-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Entomopathogenic fungi
Fruit flies
Microbial control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-022-00545-3

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