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Killer Australian fungus can gobble up widespread, pesticide-resistant armyworm from the inside
For example, the fungus Nomuraea rileyi attaches to the armyworm's skin, covering it, before spreading inside the larva's body. It then eats the armyworm from the inside out. The researchers ...
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Pathogens and Parasitic Nematodes Associated with Populations of Fall Armyworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Larvae in Mexico
Three species of entomopathogenic fungi representing two classes, Hyphomycetes (Nomuraea rileyi, and Hirsutella sp.) and Zygomycetes (Entomophthora sp.) were recovered from FAW larvae, and two species ...
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Occurrence of natural enemies of Spodoptera frugiperda (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Chihuahua, Mexico
Also, 2 species of entomopathogenic fungi were found: Metarhizium rileyi (Farl.) Kepler, S.A. Rehner & Humber comb. nov. (= Nomuraea rileyi [Farl.] Samson; Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) and Beauveria ...
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Could this white fungus stop the march of the pest fall armyworm in its tracks?
"Basically, [the fungus] Nomuraea Rileyi is covering the whole fall armyworm and eating it. It impacts their whole system and acts similarly to Altacor, a key insecticide." Ms Crawford said the ...