Entomopathogens Isolated from Invasive Ants and Tests of Their Pathogenicity
Table 2
List of tested fungi on Monomorium floricola colonies under laboratory conditions.
Isolate
Fungi
Origin
Collection site
Bb 661
Beauveria bassiana
Hypothenemus hampei
São José de Rio Pardo (São Paulo)
Ma 4251
Metarhizium anisopliae
Larvae
Iporanga (São Paulo)
P 4051
Paecilomyces sp.
Larvae
Espiro Santo do Pinhal (São Paulo)
Bb 25
Beauveria bassiana
Solenopsis sp. nest
São Paulo (São Paulo)
Ma 16
Metarhizium anisopliae
Solenopsis sp. nest
Corumbá (Mato Grosso do Sul)
P 40
Paecilomyces sp.
Solenopsis sp. nest
São Paulo (São Paulo)
1Isolates from the Entomopathogen collection “Oldemar Cardim de Abreu” from Instituto Biológico, Campinas, Brazil. IBCB 66 = Bb66, IBCB 425 = Ma 425, and IBCB 405 = P 405.