Evaluation On Pathogenicity Of Entomopathogenic Fungi Metarhizium Anisopliae On The Rove Beetle, Paederus Fuscipes Curtis

Rove beetle, Paederusjuscipes Curtis is a natural predator of several crop pests in agricultural ecosystem, however their high intrusion into human settlements causes them to become a public health concern due to Paedarus dermatitis infection among human. This study was undertaken to investigate th...

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Main Author: Tan, Andy Fu Hao
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://eprints.usm.my/62860/
http://eprints.usm.my/62860/1/Pages%20from%20Andy%20Tan%20Fu%20Hao.pdf
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Summary:Rove beetle, Paederusjuscipes Curtis is a natural predator of several crop pests in agricultural ecosystem, however their high intrusion into human settlements causes them to become a public health concern due to Paedarus dermatitis infection among human. This study was undertaken to investigate the effectiveness of Metarhizium anisopliae fungi as a biocontrol agent for P. fuscipes, The pathogenicity of entomopathogenic fungi, Metarhizium anisopliae against the beetle P. fuscipes were tested using three teclmiques; soil infection, bait infection, and horizontal transmission via endo-cannibalistic behaviour.