01510nas a2200193   4500008004500000020001400045245012100059210006900180260001300249300001400262490000700276520081000283653002601093100001501119700001501134700001401149700001801163856013501181       2008                        Engldsh    a0261-219400aEndophytic Beauveria bassiana in banana (Musa spp.) reduces banana weevil (Cosmopolites sordidus) fitness and damage0 aEndophytic Beauveria bassiana in banana Musa spp reduces banana   cNovember  a1437-14410 v273 aThe effect of endophytic Beauveria bassiana in banana (Musa spp.) plants against the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus was examined in a screenhouse study in Uganda. Tissue-cultured banana plants (cv. Kibuzi, genome group EA-AAA) were inoculated by dipping roots in a B. bassiana suspension of 1.5 x 107 conidia/ml for 2 h. C. sordidus larvae were introduced 2 months later. Two weeks after larval infestation, endophytic B. bassiana significantly reduced larval survivorship (23.5[long dash]88.9% mycosis), resulting in 42.0[long dash]86.7% reduction of plant damage. This study has demonstrated for the first time that endophytic B. bassiana can be used to target the cryptic and damaging stage of C. sordidus, and offers an alternative, effective delivery mechanism for this biological control agent.10aCosmopolites sordidus1 aAkello, J.1 aDubois, T.1 aCoyne, D.1 aKyamanywa, S.  uhttps://weevil.myspecies.info/endophytic-beauveria-bassiana-banana-musa-spp-reduces-banana-weevil-cosmopolites-sordidus-fitness-an