Di Sora, N., Turco, S., Brugneti, F., Isoli, F., Mazzaglia, A., Contarini, M., Speranza, S., & Rossini, L. 2025 “The last of them”: Entomopathogenic effect of Akanthomyces muscarius on the scale insect pest Toumeyella parvicornis under laboratory conditions, a potential biological control candidate. Physiologia Plantarum 177: e70533

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biological control

economic importance

entomopathogenic fungi

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Notes: The research aimed to: (1) test under laboratory conditions the capability of the isolate to infect, colonise, and kill different life stages of T. parvicornis, (2) compare its control efficacy with commercial formulations already available on the market, and (3) to hypothesise its use in a biocontrol strategy against T. parvicornis. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppl.70533