Table 1 Treatments with Beauveria bassiana against nymphs of Bufonacris claraziana carried out under laboratory conditions
Treatment I | Treatment II | Control |
|---|---|---|
Two hundred grams of wheat bran were sprinkled with a suspension of 1 × 108 conidia/ml of Beauveria bassiana. This bait was mixed and then introduced into wire-screened aluminum cages housing 10 third instar Bufonacris claraziana nymphs | Two hundred grams of wheat bran were sprinkled with a suspension of 1 × 108 conidia/ml of B. bassiana plus canola oil. This bait was mixed and then introduced into wire-screened aluminum cages housing 10 of 3rd-instar B. claraziana nymphs | B. claraziana nymphs were fed on wheat bran mixed with canola oil, but without the addition of fungal inoculum |