Pathogenicity of entomogenous fungus, cerambycid-parasitic type of Beauveria brongniartii (Sacc.) Petch, isolated from yellow-spotted longicorne beetle, Psacothea hilaris, to adult honeybee, Apis mellifera (L.), carabid beetles, Apotomopterus japonicus Motschulsky and Apotomopterus dehaani Chaudior

The mortality of adult honeybees, Apis mellifera (L.), sprayed with a conidial suspension of Beauveria brongniartii GSES was 9% to 40% at concentrations of between 1×108 and 1×104conidia/ml, whereas the mortality of adult honeybees sprayed with distilled water as a control was 12%. No bee cadavers h...

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