Laboratory and field trials with the fungus M. anisopliae demonstrated that this fungus will cause mortality in termite populations but it will not elimate a colony.
Species 1: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Reticulitermes flavipes (Eastern Subterranean Termite)
Species 2: Isoptera Rhinotermitidae Reticulitermes virginicus (Dark Southeastern Subterranean Termite)
Keywords: insect pathogen, termite control
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