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Article
Entomopathogenic fungi in cornfields and their potential to manage larval western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Publication Date
11-1-2013
DOI
10.1016/j.jip.2013.09.009
Abstract
Entomopathogenic ascomycete fungi are ubiquitous in soil and on phylloplanes, and are important natural enemies of many soil-borne arthropods including larval western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, which is a major pest of corn. We measured the prevalence of Beauveria bassiana andMetarhizium anisopliae sensu lato in ten cornfields in Iowa, USA by baiting with larval insects. B. bassianaand M. anisopliae s.l. were present in 60% ± 6.3% and 55% ± 6.4% of soil samples, respectively. Subsequent laboratory bioassays found that some M. anisopliae s.l. strains collected from cornfields killed a greater proportion of D.v. virgifera larvae than a standard commercial strain.
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Citation Information
Melissa Lynn Rudeen, Stefan T. Jaronski, Jennifer L. Petzold-Maxwell and Aaron J. Gassmann. "Entomopathogenic fungi in cornfields and their potential to manage larval western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera" Journal of Invertebrate Pathology Vol. 114 Iss. 3 (2013) p. 329 - 332 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/aaron_gassmann/21/
This article is from Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 114 (2013): 329, doi:10.1016/j.jip.2013.09.009.