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SUBMITTER: Khun KK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7838307 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khun Kim Khuy KK Ash Gavin J GJ Stevens Mark M MM Huwer Ruth K RK Wilson Bree A L BAL
Scientific reports 20210126 1
Kuschelorhynchus macadamiae is a major pest of macadamias in Australia, causing yield losses of up to 15%. Our previous studies have shown the weevil is susceptible to Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae. The aim of this study was to investigate horizontal transmission of both fungal species to healthy weevils from both infected adults and weevil cadavers. In a confined environment the mortality of healthy adults caused by the transmission of conidia from live fungus-infected adults wa ...[more]