Pathogenicity of bacterial isolates to Cyclocephala signaticollis (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) |
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| Authors: | V. Fabiana Consolo Viviana Mucci Graciela L. Salerno |
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| Affiliation: | Centro de Estudios de Biodiversidad y Biotecnología – Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas Fundación para Investigaciones Biológicas Aplicadas (CEBB-CIB FIBA) , C.C. 1348, 7600, Mar del Plata, Argentina |
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| Abstract: | We describe the isolation and identification of pathogenic bacteria obtained from haemolymph of Cyclocephala signaticollis larvae. Two pathogenic bacteria, a Bacillus thuringiensis and an Arthrobacter sp. caused 90–100% mortality to C. signaticollis in 4 days after hemocoel injection, suggesting they might be useful as biological control agents. |
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| Keywords: | Cyclocephala signaticollis scarab bacteria |
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