Pyrausta nubilalis

Mohanty et al. (2008) studied the efficacy of the virulent M. anisopliae strain 892 -isolated from Pyrausta nubilalis - against mosquito larvae. LC50 values of M. anisopliae 892 for Culex quinquefasciatus, Anopheles stephensi and Aedes aegypti were examined. M. anisopliae 892 was found to cause approximately 50% mortality of C. quinquefasciatus 4 days post inoculation. The production of subtilisin-like (Prl) and trypsin-like protease (Pr2) was measured in the presence of certain inducers. Significant differences in the production of Prl and Pr2 were found following the addition of inducers i.e. cuticles of the three... 

Beck, S. D. (1957) The European com borer, Pyrausta nubilalis (Hubn.) and its principal host plant. VI. Host plant resistance to larval establishment. J. Insect Physiol., 1, 158-77. 

The European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis. Scott Camazine/ Photo Researchers, Inc. 

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