Entomopathogenic fungus as a biological control for an important vector of livestock disease: the Culicoides biting midge.

The recent outbreak of bluetongue virus in northern Europe has led to an urgent need to identify control measures for the Culicoides (Diptera: Ceratopogonidae) biting midges that transmit it. Following successful use of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae against larval stages of biti...

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Main Authors: Minshad Ali Ansari, Edward C Pope, Simon Carpenter, Ernst-Jan Scholte, Tariq M Butt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3018483?pdf=render