First record of Aspergillus flavus as a fungal pathogen of reduviid predator, Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Kitherian Sahayaraj; Jesu Alexander Francis Borgio; Subramanian Muthu Kumar

doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v5i1.175

First record of Aspergillus flavus as a fungal pathogen of reduviid predator, Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Authors

Kitherian Sahayaraj Crop Protection Research Centre, St. Xavier’s College
Jesu Alexander Francis Borgio Prince Mohammed Centre for Research & Consultation, University Of Dammam
Subramanian Muthu Kumar St. Hindu College, Nagercoil, Tamil nadu, India

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https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v5i1.175

Keywords:

Rhynocoris marginatus, Aspergillus flavus, Fungal pathogen, India

Abstract

An entomopathogenic fungus, Aspergillus flavus Raper and Fennell is recorded as a pathogen of reduviid predator, Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) in natural agro-ecosystems of Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu for the first time.

Primeiro registro de Aspergillus flavus como patôgeno de reduviídeo predador Rhynocoris marginatus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae)

Resumo. O fungo entomófago, Aspergillus flavus Raper and Fennell é registrado como um patógeno do reduviídeo predador Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae), em agroecossistema natural do distrito de Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu pela primeira vez.

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2012-03-28

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Sahayaraj, K., Borgio, J.A.F. and Kumar, S.M. 2012. First record of Aspergillus flavus as a fungal pathogen of reduviid predator, Rhynocoris marginatus (Fab.) (Hemiptera: Reduviidae). EntomoBrasilis. 5, 1 (Mar. 2012), 80–81. DOI:https://doi.org/10.12741/ebrasilis.v5i1.175.

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2012)

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