Increased and sex-selective avian predation of desert locusts Schistocerca gregaria treated with Metarhizium acridum

The entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium acridum in oil-based formulations (Green Muscle® (GM)) is a biopesticide for locust control lacking side-effects on biodiversity, unlike chemical insecticides. Under controlled conditions, GM-treated locusts and grasshoppers attract predators, a complementary...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PloS one 2021-01, Vol.16 (1), p.e0244733-e0244733
Hauptverfasser:	Mullié, Wim C, Cheke, Robert A, Young, Stephen, Ibrahim, Abdou Baoua, Murk, Albertinka J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adults Animal behavior Animals Biodiversity Biological diversity Biological research Biology and Life Sciences Biology, Experimental Biopesticides Birds Birds - physiology Conidia Control Controlled conditions Desert locust Deserts Ecology and Environmental Sciences Entomopathogenic fungi Experiments Female Grasshoppers Grasshoppers - microbiology Grasshoppers - physiology Insecticides Insecticides - chemistry Insecticides - toxicity Locusts Male Metarhizium - chemistry Metarhizium acridum Natural resources Nontarget organisms Observations Orthoptera Pest Control, Biological - methods Pesticides Plucking Predation Predation (Biology) Predators Predatory Behavior Prey Side effects Spraying Vegetation
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