Susceptibility of Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) worker bees to Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill.

Susceptibility of Melipona scutellaris Latreille, 1811 (Hymenoptera: Apidae) worker bees to Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill.

Entomopathogenic fungi are often used as an alternative method for insect pest control. However, few studies mention the action of these fungi on bees and selectivity to beneficial organisms in agroecosystems. The objective of the present study was to assess the susceptibility of Melipona scutellar...

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Main Authors: Pamela de Jesus Conceição, Cynthia Maria de Lyra Neves, Geni da Silva Sodré, Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho, Adriane Vieira Souza, Generosa Sousa Ribeiro, Rozimar de Campos Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2014-06-01
Series:Sociobiology
Subjects:
Uruçu bees
entomopathogenic fungi
biological control
Online Access:https://www.periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/230
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