Interactions of fungal entomopathogens with synthetic insecticides for the control of Kuschelorhynchus macadamiae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

• Published in: Journal of applied entomology (1986) Vol. 145; no. 6; pp. 553 - 566
• Main Authors: Khun, Kim Khuy, Ash, Gavin J., Stevens, Mark M., Huwer, Ruth K., Wilson, Bree A. L.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.07.2021
• Subjects: acephate; Beauveria bassiana; combined application; Conidia; Fungi; Greenhouses; indoxacarb; Insecticides; Kuschelorhynchus macadamiae; Laboratories; Metarhizium anisopliae; synergy; Velifer

This study investigated the interactions between insecticides (acephate and indoxacarb) and fungal entomopathogens (Beauveria bassiana [Bals.‐Criv.] Vuill. strain B27, Metarhizium anisopliae [Metschn.] Sorokin strain ECS1, and a commercial B. bassiana product, Velifer® Biological Insecticide) for co...