In the case of Metarhizium, even truly exotic strains are not likely to have much impact where they are introduced because of their rather inefficient way of spreading between hosts | scope row IDN Borneo - b0e0e6 0 0 N 117 30 E waterbody name Makassar Strait! scope row b0e0e6 Gulf of Tomini b0e0e6 - b0e0e6 0 0 N 124 0 E waterbody name Molucca Sea! scope row IDN Gebe Island -v top b0e0e6 0 0 N 129 21 E waterbody name Pacific Ocean! Adobo is a popularly common dish found in the Philippines, thus a national dish among the Filipinos |
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Locusts do not attack people or animals | The group of fungi to which Metarhizium belongs, are highly specific and affect mainly insects and other arthropods |
The use of oil formulations of aerial conidia of Metarhizium is the only technology currently proven for locust biocontrol.
2A Desert Locust lives a total of about three to five months although this is extremely variable and depends mostly on weather and ecological conditions | Could fungi get out of control in the environment or mutate? Although not commercially successful, Nosema locustae may be a useful slow-acting component of an IPM scheme, and the recently discovered Johenrea locustae shows promise as a biocontrol agent |
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Also in the Philippines, some enterprising people recently discovered that the destructive locusts, which continue to plunder vast tracts of sugarcane fields and vegetation in Pampanga and Zambales, can be a rich source of nutritious supplemental feeding for animals and fish,including fighting cocks | Remove head, wings, and legs, in other words, only the breast part is eaten |
scope row b0e0e6 Makassar Strait b0e0e6 - 0 0 N 119 40 E name Indonesia! There is a whole range of species with different tendencies to become gregarious.
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