caa a22 4500 38810578X CHVBK 20180307125337.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130e199909 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S174275840001941X doi S174275840001941X pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S174275840001941X Susceptibility of Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) to Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill [Elektronische Daten] The pathogenic effects of Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill. (Deuteromycotina: Hyphomycetes) were evaluated against workers of the termite Odontotermes obesus (Rambur) (Isoptera: Termitidae) in the laboratory. Termite mortality ranged from 41-90% in treatments, compared with 19-21% in controls. Both lethality and lethal time varied significantly with conidial concentration and age of culture. Mycelial growth was recorded on the leg joint, abdomen, antenna, thorax and head regions of treated cadavers after 24 h. Also observed in treatments were body surface shrinkage, colour change, and hardened and brittle appendages. The role of B. bassiana in the control of O. obesus workers is discussed. Copyright © ICIPE 1999 Beauveria bassiana nationallicence conidial concentration nationallicence age of the culture nationallicence Odontotermes obesus nationallicence pathogenicity nationallicence Beauveria bassiana nationallicence concentration en conidies nationallicence âge de la culture nationallicence Odontotermes obesus nationallicence pathogénicité nationallicence Gurusubramanian G. Research and Development Centre, Biotechnology Division, Goodricke Group Ltd., Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri-735121, W. Bengal, India Tamuli A. K. Research and Development Centre, Biotechnology Division, Goodricke Group Ltd., Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri-735121, W. Bengal, India Ghosh Rajeeb K. R. Research and Development Centre, Biotechnology Division, Goodricke Group Ltd., Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri-735121, W. Bengal, India International Journal of Tropical Insect Science Cambridge University Press 19/2-3(1999-09), 157-162 1742-7584 19:2-3<157 1999 19 JTI https://doi.org/10.1017/S174275840001941X text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S174275840001941X text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gurusubramanian G. Research and Development Centre, Biotechnology Division, Goodricke Group Ltd., Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri-735121, W. Bengal, India NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Tamuli A. K. Research and Development Centre, Biotechnology Division, Goodricke Group Ltd., Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri-735121, W. Bengal, India NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ghosh Rajeeb K. R. Research and Development Centre, Biotechnology Division, Goodricke Group Ltd., Danguajhar, Jalpaiguri-735121, W. Bengal, India NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Tropical Insect Science Cambridge University Press 19/2-3(1999-09), 157-162 1742-7584 19:2-3<157 1999 19 JTI CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge