Publication: Evaluation On Pathogenicity Of Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium Anisopliae On The Rove Beetle, Paederus Fuscipes Curtis
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2018-12
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Tan, Andy Fu Hao
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Rove beetle, Paederusjuscipes Curtis is a natural predator of several crop pests in agricultural ecosystem, however their high intrusion into human settlements causes them to become a public health concern due to Paedarus dermatitis infection among
human. This study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae fungi as a biocontrol agent for P. fuscipes, The pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae against the beetle P. fuscipes were
tested using three teclmiques; soil infection, bait infection, and horizontal transmission via endo-cannibalistic behaviour.
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Entomopathogenic fungi , Pathogenic fungi