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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Fig. 3

From: Pathogenicity, ultra-structural growth and development of green muscardine fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) Sorokin (Ascomycota: Hypocreales) on maize fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J. E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Fig. 3

SEM images of second instar of Spodoptera frugiperda infected with Metarhizium anisopliae (24 hpi). a. Adherence of conidia on head and thoracic region (arrowheads). b. Close-up view of conidial clusters on peripheral region of dorsal ocelli. c. Spores around setal alveoli (circle), conidia adhered to cuticular ornamentations (arrowhead). d. Conidia attached to base of prolegs (arrow head)

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