A preliminary evaluation of the potential of Beauveria bassiana for bed bug control

Alexis M. Barbarin; Nina Ellen Jenkins; Edwin George Rajotte; Matthew Brian Thomas

doi:10.1016/j.jip.2012.04.009

A preliminary evaluation of the potential of Beauveria bassiana for bed bug control

Alexis M. Barbarin
, Nina Ellen Jenkins
, Edwin George Rajotte
, Matthew Brian Thomas

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	82-85
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of invertebrate pathology
Volume	111
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2012.04.009
State	Published - Sep 15 2012

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Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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