Laboratory efficacy of mycoparasitic fungi (Aspergillus tubingensis and Trichoderma harzianum) against tropical bed bugs (Cimex hemipterus) (Hemiptera: Cimicidae)

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Zulaikha Zahran, Nik Mohd Izham Mohamed Nor, Hamady Dieng, Tomomitsu Satho, Abdul Hafiz Ab Majid
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017
• Subjects: Tropical bed bug; Mycoparasitic fungi; Aspergillus tubingensis; Trichoderma harzianum; Bio-control; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Meier
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2016.12.021; https://doaj.org/article/ab2dab0157fd4f1d8c9d808c334e0ecf

Objective: To test the effectiveness of conidial spore formulations [Aspergillus tubingensis (A. tubingensis) and Trichoderma harzianum (T. harzianum)] against tropical bed bugs, Cimex hemipterus. Methods: Spore formulations were made from two fungal strains, T. harzianum and A. tubingensis. The bed...