0716 Interactions between red oak borer (Enaphalodes rufulus) and the fungus Beauveria bassiana

Tuesday, December 15, 2009: 10:32 AM
Room 211, Second Floor (Convention Center)
Donald C. Steinkraus , Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Fred Stephen , Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Jason M. Meyers , Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX
The red oak borer has been a serious pest in Arkansas oak forests. Surprisingly, mature larvae deep within oaks were naturally infected with the fungus, Beauveria bassiana. We report various interesting aspects of this relationship.

doi: 10.1603/ICE.2016.42768