EntomoBrasilis (Mar 2012)

First record of Aspergillus flavus as a fungal pathogen of reduviid predator, Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

  • Kitherian Sahayaraj,
  • Jesu Alexander Borgio,
  • Subramanian Kumar

DOI
https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v5i1.175
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 80 – 81

Abstract

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An entomopathogenic fungus, Aspergillus flavus Raper and Fennell is recorded as a pathogen of reduviid predator, Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in natural agro-ecosystems of Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu for the first time. Primeiro registro de Aspergillus flavus como patôgeno de reduviídeo predador Rhynocoris marginatus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Resumo. O fungo entomófago, Aspergillus flavus Raper and Fennell é registrado como um patógeno do reduviídeo predador Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), em agroecossistema natural do distrito de Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu pela primeira vez.

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