Figure 1.

Insect survival and mycosis. (A) Survival of the wax moth larvae after topical infection. (B) Survival of the wax moth larvae after injection. (C) Percentage of the insect mycosis after topical infection of different parasites. (D) Percentage of the insect mycosis after injection of different parasites. (E) Percentage of the insect mycosis after sequential infection of different parasites. Strains: Bb, Beauveria bassiana ARSEF 2860; Mr, Metarhizium robertsii ARSEF 23. Treatments such as Bb.16h-Mr and Bb.24h-Mr mean that the insects were treated with the Bb spore suspension for 16 h or 24 h and then re-treated with the Mr suspension and vice versa. (F) Different type of mycosed insect cadavers. (1) A larva mycosed by Bb; (2) a larva mycosed by Mr; (3–5) larvae mycosed by both fungi in different types. Bar, 1 cm