Entomopathogenic fungi for the control of Tephritid fruit flies
McGuire, Amy (2024) Entomopathogenic fungi for the control of Tephritid fruit flies. PhD thesis, James Cook University.
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Abstract
Amy McGuire investigated entomopathogenic fungi to control Tephritid fruit flies. Metarhizium guizhouense and Metarhizium lepidiotae were identified as effective biological control agents of the Queensland fruit fly, Bactrocera tryoni. Fungal pathogenicity was enhanced through directed selection, and a mathematical model employed to optimise attract-and-infect pest control strategies.
| Item ID: | 92874 |
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| Item Type: | Thesis (PhD) |
| Keywords: | Metarhizium, biological control, fruit fly, pest |
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| Copyright Information: | Copyright © 2024 Amy McGuire |
| Additional Information: | One publication arising from this thesis is stored in ResearchOnline@JCU, at time of processing. Please see the Related URLS. The publication is: [Chapter 2] McGuire, Amy V., Edwards, William, and Northfield, Tobin D. (2023) The infection efficacy of Metarhizium strains (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) against the Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, 116 (2). pp. 627-631. |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Jul 2026 23:40 |
| FoR Codes: | 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3109 Zoology > 310913 Invertebrate biology @ 50% 31 BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > 3107 Microbiology > 310705 Mycology @ 50% |
| SEO Codes: | 26 PLANT PRODUCTION AND PLANT PRIMARY PRODUCTS > 2605 Horticultural crops > 260599 Horticultural crops not elsewhere classified @ 100% |
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