Environmental-Stress Tolerant Formulations of Metarhizium anisopliae var. acridum for Control of African Desert Locust (Schistocerca gregaria) by
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Adult survival, maturation, and reproduction of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria infected with the fungus Metarhizium anisopliae var acridum.
Studies were conducted with two different doses of Metarhizium anisopliae var acridum to examine the effects on survival and reproductive potential of adult Schistocerca gregaria under conditions that either limited thermoregulation or enabled optimal thermoregulation. Adult S. gregaria infected with the fungal pathogen showed either a rapid and high mortality at relatively constant temperature...
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