Encapsulation, Shelf Life, and Virulence of Batkoa sp. Against Dalbulus maidis
Daniela Milanez Silva, Natasha Sant’ Anna Iwanicki, Linda Claire Muskat, Anant V Patel, Italo Delalibera Júnior, Ming-Guang Feng · 2024
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Description
Daniela Silva and co-authors package a pest-killing fungus into beads that keep it alive longer. Their twenty twenty-four study targets Dalbulus maidis, a leafhopper that spreads corn disease. The Batkoa fungus kills such insects in nature but fades fast in storage and field heat.
Two spore forms were compared for killing power. The chosen form went into calcium alginate beads with helper additives. Kaolin levels, washing, and a sugar dip were varied to tune shelf life and spore release. A stable bead product could give corn growers a living pesticide that ships and stores like a normal farm input.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Daniela Milanez Silva, Natasha Sant’ Anna Iwanicki, Linda Claire Muskat, Anant V Patel, Italo Delalibera Júnior, Ming-Guang Feng |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 50 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |