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BIOASSAY PROTOCOL FOR LETHAL AND SUBLETHAL EFFECTS OF FUNGAL PATHOGENS ON CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA
Citation:
Donegan, K. AND B. Lighthart. BIOASSAY PROTOCOL FOR LETHAL AND SUBLETHAL EFFECTS OF FUNGAL PATHOGENS ON CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/3-91/025 (NTIS PB91179044).
Description:
This practice describes procedures for evaluating the lethal and sub-lethal effects of exposure to fungal pathogens on larvae and adults of the predatory insect Chrysoperla carnea (Stephens). his practice was developed and tested with the fungal insect pathogen Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) under environmental conditions selected to maximize insect susceptibility to the pathogen. he procedures have not been performed with viral or protozoan preparations and only in part with bacterial pathogens. uccessful execution of the procedures will require training in microbiological techniques, arthropod rearing and elementary statistical analysis.
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BIOASSAY PROTOCOL FOR LETHAL AND SUBLETHAL EFFECTS OF FUNGAL PATHOGENS ON CHRYSOPERLA CARNEA