Research Article

Use of Metarhizium anisopliae Chitinase Genes for Genotyping and Virulence Characterization

Table 2

List of tested arthropod pests with M. anisopliae isolates from icipe.

OrderSpeciesHost plant

DipteraCeratitis rosa KarschFruit pest
Ceratitis capitata WeidemannFruit pest
Ceratitis cosyra WalkerFruit pest
Phlebotomus duboscqi Neveu-LemaireDisease vector in mammals
Anopheles gambiae Disease vector in mammals
Glossina spp.Disease vector in mammals
Liriomyza huidobrensis BlanchardOrnamental pest

ThysanopteraFrankliniella occidentalis PergandeOrnamental pest
Megalurothrips sjostedti TrybomOrnamental pest

ColeopteraCylas puncticollis BohemanSweet potato

IsopteraMacrotermes michaelseni SjostedtForaging pest

AcariTetranychus urticae KochOrnamental pest
Tetranychus evansi Baker and PritchardOrnamental pest