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Journal of Biological Sciences

Year: 2008 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 4 | Page No.: 804-808
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Adel Khashaveh

Mohammad Hassan Safaralizade

Youbert Ghosta

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Pathogenicity of Three Iranian Isolates of the Fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) Against Granary Weevil, Sitophilus granarius L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

Adel Khashaveh, Mohammad Hassan Safaralizade and Youbert Ghosta
Virulence of three indigenous Iranian isolates of the fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes), named DEMI001, IRAN 715C and IRAN 1018C, were evaluated as well as their virulence and their ability to suppress populations of the granary weevil, Sitophilus granarius L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Five aqueous suspensions were prepared from each isolates, in a logarithmic series in Tween 80 (0.05% v/v). LT50 values ranged from 5.54 to 7.9 days following immersion in aqueous suspensions. Lowest LC50 on day 10 was 1/4x105 conidia mL-1 for DEMI001. Cumulative mortality 10 days after treatment varied from 9.4 to 88.88% for IRAN 1018C at low and high concentration, respectively.
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Adel Khashaveh, Mohammad Hassan Safaralizade and Youbert Ghosta, 2008. Pathogenicity of Three Iranian Isolates of the Fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) Against Granary Weevil, Sitophilus granarius L. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae). Journal of Biological Sciences, 8: 804-808.

DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2008.804.808

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2008.804.808

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