2024 · Fungi & microbial control
Characterization and screening of new Metarhizium isolates to control the coconut rhinoceros beetle in the Pacific islands
Laura F. Villamizar, Gloria P. Barrera, Alphonse Luange, Katayo Sagata, Paul Gende, Simon Chris, Helen Tsatsia, Freda Mudu, Mitchell Weston, Chikako van Koten, Sarah Mansfield, Trevor A. Jackson, Sean D.G. Marshall
CRB research
What the paper covers
Characterizes and screens Metarhizium isolates for CRB control in the Pacific, extending the search for fungal biological-control candidates.
Read it in context
Screening evidence is not equivalent to commercial performance or local-use authorization.
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