Between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen Melarhizium flavoviride in the Sahel
A study is presented showing that the entomopathogenic fungus , Metarhizium avoviride, can persist in fragments of infected grasshopper cadaver and survive the Sahelian dry season. A significant positive relationship was identified between the probability of mortality at the beginning of one season...
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1996
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| author | Thomas, M.B. Gbongboui, C. Lomer, C.J. |
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| description | A study is presented showing that the entomopathogenic fungus , Metarhizium avoviride, can persist in fragments of infected grasshopper cadaver and survive the Sahelian dry season. A significant positive relationship was identified between the probability of mortality at the beginning of one season and the density of infected cadaver s present in the habitat at the end of the previous season. Furthermore, survival analysis revealed a steady decline in the mean survival time of grasshoppers exposed to the infected habitats as the density of infected cadaver s used to seed the habitat increased. The consequences of these endings are discussed in the context of the use of M. flavoviride for locust and grasshopper control . |
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| spelling | CGSpace1010152024-05-15T05:12:18Z Between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen Melarhizium flavoviride in the Sahel Thomas, M.B. Gbongboui, C. Lomer, C.J. grasshoppers biocontrol dry season biopesticides A study is presented showing that the entomopathogenic fungus , Metarhizium avoviride, can persist in fragments of infected grasshopper cadaver and survive the Sahelian dry season. A significant positive relationship was identified between the probability of mortality at the beginning of one season and the density of infected cadaver s present in the habitat at the end of the previous season. Furthermore, survival analysis revealed a steady decline in the mean survival time of grasshoppers exposed to the infected habitats as the density of infected cadaver s used to seed the habitat increased. The consequences of these endings are discussed in the context of the use of M. flavoviride for locust and grasshopper control . 1996-12 2019-04-24T12:29:44Z 2019-04-24T12:29:44Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101015 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Thomas, M.B., Gbongboui, C. & Lomer, C.J. (1996). Between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen Melarhizium flavoviride in the Sahel. Biocontrol Science and Technology, 6, 569-573. |
| spellingShingle | grasshoppers biocontrol dry season biopesticides Thomas, M.B. Gbongboui, C. Lomer, C.J. Between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen Melarhizium flavoviride in the Sahel |
| title | Between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen Melarhizium flavoviride in the Sahel |
| title_full | Between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen Melarhizium flavoviride in the Sahel |
| title_fullStr | Between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen Melarhizium flavoviride in the Sahel |
| title_full_unstemmed | Between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen Melarhizium flavoviride in the Sahel |
| title_short | Between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen Melarhizium flavoviride in the Sahel |
| title_sort | between season survival of the grasshopper pathogen melarhizium flavoviride in the sahel |
| topic | grasshoppers biocontrol dry season biopesticides |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/101015 |
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