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100 _aNehru C R
245 0 _aApplication of entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria brongniartii for management of chafer beetle of the white grub holotrichia serrata infesting rubber seedlings
260 _bIndian Journal of Natural Rubber Research
_c1991
300 _a123-125
520 _aThe infectivity of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria brongniartii to adult beetles, which are responsible for the abundance and distribution of white grubs (H. serrata) in rubber nurseries, is reported. Longevity of the adult beetles of both sexes infected with B.brongniartii spreads from contaminated adults to healthy ones through mating contact. Release of the contaminated adults in the nursery was effective for biological suppression of H. serrata.
650 _aBeauveria brongniartii
650 _aHolotrichia serrata
650 _aRubber nurseries
700 _aJayarathnam K
700 _aKarnavar G K
942 _cJS
999 _c54357
_d54357