Potential of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. for Infection the sand subterranean termite, Psammotermes hybostoma (Desn.) (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) [electronic resource].

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Sand termite, Psamlllotennes lzybosToma (Bals.) YuH. (Isoptera: Rhinotermitidae) is an important common economicaHy termites in Egypt. Three techniques for termites control using the entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana were evaluated. Assays indicated that mortality percentages were 99.98 using cadavers of fungal infected termite and 100%, with cadavers of fungal infected Galleria mellonella and contaminated sand treatments 10 and 12 days post treatment. Mortality rate was 99.95 %, 10 days post treatment using one cadaver of G. mellonella / 2000 healthy termite workers reflecting fungal potential to spread through dense posses.

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