TY - JOUR
T1 - A preliminary evaluation of the potential of Beauveria bassiana for bed bug control
AU - Barbarin, Alexis M.
AU - Jenkins, Nina Ellen
AU - Rajotte, Edwin George
AU - Thomas, Matthew Brian
PY - 2012/9/15
Y1 - 2012/9/15
N2 - Residual biopesticide treatments of Beauveria bassiana were tested against the bed bug Cimex lectularius. An oil formulation of conidia was applied to different substrates. Bed bugs were exposed for 1. h, transferred to an unsprayed environment and monitored for mortality. Separate bioassays evaluated the effect of bed bug strain, sex, life stage, and exposure substrate on mortality. Rapid mortality was observed in all bioassays, with bed bugs exposed to treated jersey knit cotton dying most rapidly. A further assay demonstrated efficient autodissemination of conidia from exposed bed bugs to unexposed bed bugs within artificial harborages.
AB - Residual biopesticide treatments of Beauveria bassiana were tested against the bed bug Cimex lectularius. An oil formulation of conidia was applied to different substrates. Bed bugs were exposed for 1. h, transferred to an unsprayed environment and monitored for mortality. Separate bioassays evaluated the effect of bed bug strain, sex, life stage, and exposure substrate on mortality. Rapid mortality was observed in all bioassays, with bed bugs exposed to treated jersey knit cotton dying most rapidly. A further assay demonstrated efficient autodissemination of conidia from exposed bed bugs to unexposed bed bugs within artificial harborages.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jip.2012.04.009
DO - 10.1016/j.jip.2012.04.009
M3 - Article
C2 - 22555012
AN - SCOPUS:84865555343
SN - 0022-2011
VL - 111
SP - 82
EP - 85
JO - Journal of invertebrate pathology
JF - Journal of invertebrate pathology
IS - 1
ER -