Natural occurrence of Beauveira bassiana (Balsamo) Vuill. in Aracanthus sp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in common bean

We investigated the natural occurrence of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana in a population of Aracanthus sp. in common a bean field in Londrina, PR. Four samples were taken with six repetitions each. The dead insects were monitored for infection of fungi (every 3 days for a period of 1...

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Main Authors: Maurício Ursi Ventura, Dáfi la Fagotti, Aline Pissinati, Adriana Yatie Mikami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2009-12-01
Series:Biotemas
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Online Access:http://www.biotemas.ufsc.br/volumes/pdf/volume224/219a223.pdf