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Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
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Fig. 8

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. 8

SEM images of second instar of Spodoptera frugiperda infected with Metarhizium anisopliae (168 hpi). a. Close-up of seta socket and stemmata with hypha and conidia (arrowheads). b. Extruding hypha with conidia in head region (circle). c. Extensive growth of hypha around prolegs (circle). d. Close-up of mycelial threads with conidia in abdominal region. e. Thoracic leg completely covered by fungal mycelial network. f. Full view of mummified cadaver

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