| effect of metarhizium anisopliae on the fertility and fecundity of two species of fruit flies and horizontal transmission of mycotic infection. | in mauritius, the peach fruit fly, bactrocera zonata saunders (diptera: tephritidae), and the melon fly, bactrocera cucurbitae (coquillett), are the major pest of fruits and vegetables, respectively. fruit growers make use of broad-spectrum insecticides to protect their crops from fruit fly attack. this method of fruit fly control is hazardous to the environment and is a threat to beneficial insects. the entomopathogenic fungus, metarhizium anisopliae (metchnikoff) sorokin (hypocreales: clavicip ... | 2014 | 25201230 |