Biocontrol Science and Technology (1999) 9, 29-33

CH. Murali Mohan (1999)
Laboratory evaluation of the pathogenicity of three isolates of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuillemin on the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana)
Biocontrol Science and Technology 9 (1), 29-33
Abstract: Mycopesticides can be ideal for the biocontrol of cockroaches because the habitat of these insects promotes initial fungal infection and its subsequent spread. The pathogenicity of three isolates of Beauveria bassiana to the American cockroach was tested. The insects were treated in three different ways, by direct contact with spore mass, a spore-wheat flour mixture and a spray of an aqueous spore suspension. A mortality of 100% in the first treatment, 67-100% in the second treatment and 17-75% in the third treatment was observed. These results suggest that B. bassiana spore formulations in food baits can be developed for cockroaches.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
biocontrol - natural enemies
Research topic(s) for beneficials or antagonists:
application technology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Periplaneta americana
Beauveria bassiana (entomopathogen)	Periplaneta americana