Influence of Temperature on the Growth, Sporulation and Infectivity of Mycopathogens Against Termites
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https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/1993/15153Keywords:
Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Odontotermes brunneus Infectivity, Temperature Effects.Abstract
Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill and Metarhizium anisopliae var. anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorkin when grown at temperatures of 25 and 30°C recorded maximum biomass, mycelial growth, conidial count and conidia. At these temperature they were highly Infective against Odontotermes brunneus Hagen. At temperatures below 25°C and above 30°C there was marked and significant reduction in the biometric characteristics and infectivity.