SUSCEPTIBILITY OF COSMOPOLITES SORDIDUS (GERMAR) (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONIDAE) TO HETERORHABDITIS SP. (POINAR), STEINERNEMA FELTIAE (FILIPJEV) AND ISOLATES OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC FUNGI

Abstract Background The weevils Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar), Metamasius hemipterus (Linnaeus), and M.hebetatus (Gyllenhal) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) form a complex of important pests of plantain crops, causing crop losses of over 60%.Using synthetic insecticides to control these insects has not been efficient; for this reason, the present stud

IntroductionPlant pathogens are one of the major constraints on worldwide food production.The antibiotic properties of microbes identified as effective in managing plant pathogens are well documented.MethodsHere, we used antagonism experiments and untargeted metabolomics to isolate the potentially antifungal molecules produced by KJ-34.ResultsKJ-34

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