Carneiro-Leão, M.P., Tiago, P.V., de Medeiros, L.V., Costa, A.F. da, & Oliveira, R.F. 2017 Dactylopius opuntiae: control by the Fusarium incarnatum–equiseti species complex and confirmation of mortality by DNA fingerprinting. Journal of Pest Science 90:925-933

Keywords:

  • biological control
  • entomopathogenic fungi
  • Notes: Entomopathogenic fungi represent a low environmental impact alternative to controlling this insect pest, and the genus Fusarium has been described as a promising agent for that task. This work represents an initial study directed toward the biological control of Dctylopius opuntiae/i> using novel isolates from the FIESC.