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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Fig. 4

From: Seasonal prevalence and histopathology of Beauveria bassiana infecting larvae of the leopard moth, Zeuzera pyrina L. (Lepidoptera: Cossidae)

Fig. 4

External symptoms of Zeuzera pyrina Larva infected with Beauveria bassiana. a A healthy larva (bright yellow with many small black spots on each segment). b At 7 days after incubation, larva was partially covered with mycelia, Beauveria egress first and more thickly via intersegmental folds (IF) of the cuticle. c At 13 days after inoculation, the larval cadaver was fully covered by bright white mycelia (My). d At 18 days after inoculation, the conidia formatted and the insect cadaver color turned into white-yellowish. (X = 40)

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