CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME BEAUVERIA-BASSIANA ISOLATES AND THEIR VIRULENCE TOWARD THE COFFEE BERRY BORER HYPOTHENEMUS-HAMPEI

Authors
VARELA A MORALES E
Citation
A. Varela et E. Morales, CHARACTERIZATION OF SOME BEAUVERIA-BASSIANA ISOLATES AND THEIR VIRULENCE TOWARD THE COFFEE BERRY BORER HYPOTHENEMUS-HAMPEI, Journal of invertebrate pathology, 67(2), 1996, pp. 147-152
Citations number
31
Categorie Soggetti
Zoology
Journal title
Journal of invertebrate pathology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222011
Volume
67
Issue
2
Year of publication
1996
Pages
147 - 152
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2011(1996)67:2<147:COSBIA>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
Some morphological and physiological characteristics and electrophoret ic esterase profiles of six isolates of Beauveria bassiana were evalua ted, and laboratory bioassays were performed to assess their virulence against the coffee berry borer Hypothenemus hampei. The relationship among these characteristics and virulence against H. hampei and their utility in selecting isolates for further studies are discussed. (C) 1 996 Academic Press, Inc.