Order of inoculation affects the success of co-invading entomopathogenic fungi.
The effect of order of inoculation of Pandora blunckii and Zoophthora radicans co-infecting Plutella xylostella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) was investigated. After co-inoculation, the proportion of larvae infected by either species was greatly reduced compared to when they were inoculated singly. The order of inoculation influenced the final outcome; the isolate inoculated last always killed more larvae than the isolate inoculated first.
Postgrado en Fitosanidad-Entomología y Acarología, Colegio de Postgraduados, Montecillo, Texcoco, Estado de Mexico, Mexico.
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Zamora-Macorra
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Guzmán-Franco
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Pell
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Alatorre-Rosas
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Suarez-Espinoza
D000818:Animals; D020091:Entomophthorales; D007915:Lepidoptera; D010572:Pest Control, Biological / Q000379:methods*