Essays about: "Acanthoscelides obtectus"

Found 1 essay containing the words Acanthoscelides obtectus.

  1. 1. The potential of entomopathogenic fungal isolates as an environmentally friendly management option against Acanthoscelides obtectus

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Plant Protection Biology

    Author : Julia Grund; Lina Hirsch; [2010]
    Keywords : Acanthoscelides obtectus; Beauveria bassiana; Metarhizium anisopliae; enthomopathogenic fungi; biological control agents; storage pests; pests in field;

    Abstract : The bean bruchid, Acanthoscelides obtectus is a major threat to bean production. In Ethiopia, where this study was performed, the damage by bruchids on stored beans has been reported to reach up to 38%. To use the isolates Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae in the management of A. READ MORE