Surveys were made of entomopathogens of the red oak borer, Enaphalodes rufulus (Haldeman), in northern red oak, Quercus rubra in northwest Arkansas. Natural isolates of Beauvaria bassiana were discovered, isolated and used in laboratory and field assays.
Species 1: Coleoptera Cerambycidae Enaphalodes rufulus (red oak borer)
Species 2: Hyphomycetes Moniliaceae Beauvaria bassiana
Keywords: biological control, entomopathogen
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