Claim · model-written summary
Metarhizium anisopliae killed Odontotermes obesus faster than Beauveria bassiana.
- Treatment
- M. anisopliaee0
- Interactor
- O. obesus
Odontotermes obesuse0pest - Outcome
- LT50e0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Value
- 32.84 hre0
- Qualifier
- 42.48 hre0
- Comparator
- B. bassianae0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“M. anisopliae showed greater virulence against O. obesus, with a lower LT50 (32.84 hr) compared to B. bassiana (42.48 hr)”
Title
T.K. Bhoi; D.K. Mahanta; Forest Entomology Discipline, Forest Protection Division, ICFRE-FRI, Dehradun- 248 006, India; et al. Journal of Environmental Biology 2025. doi:10.22438/jeb/46/4/mrn-5516
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- Observation Metarhizium anisopliae had a steeper dose response slope against termites.
- Observation Metarhizium anisopliae colonized Dalbergia foliage more than Beauveria bassiana.
- Observation Metarhizium anisopliae colonized Dalbergia roots more than Beauveria bassiana.
- Observation Metarhizium anisopliae colonized Dalbergia leaves more than Beauveria bassiana.
- Recommendation The authors propose Metarhizium anisopliae for integrated termite pest management in forest ecosystems.