Interactions between red oak borer (<em>Enaphalodes rufulus</em>) and the fungus <em>Beauveria bassiana</em>

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

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