[Natural presence of Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin in the sugar cane (Saccharum sp. hybrid) in Cuba].
The natural presence of Beauveria bassiana was determined (Balsamo) Vuillemin from insects with mycotic symptoms collected in leaves and in the stalks of sugar cane (Saccharum sp. hybrid) in Pinar del Río, Ciudad de la Habana, Habana, Matanzas, Villa Clara, Cienfuegos and Camagüey. The results obtained demonstrate the natural presence of the entomopathogen fungus in larvae and chrysalises of Diatraea saccharalis (Fabricius) and they suggest the basis for the strategy of biological control against this borer.
Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones de la Caña de Azúcar (INICA), Municipio Marianao, Ciudad de La Habana, Cuba. meem@inica.edu.cu
María Elena
ME
Estrada
Maritza
M
Romero
María Julia
MJ
Rivero
Francisco
F
Barroso
D000818:Animals; D001203:Ascomycota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D003462:Cuba; D007915:Lepidoptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D031786:Saccharum / Q000469:parasitology*