@article{xavier_tyson_kerner_whitfield_2024, title={RNAi-mediated knockdown of exportin 1 negatively affected ovary development, survival and maize mosaic virus accumulation in its insect vector <i>Peregrinus maidis</i>}, ISSN={["1365-2583"]}, DOI={10.1111/imb.12910}, abstractNote={Abstract}, journal={INSECT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY}, author={Xavier, Cesar A. D. and Tyson, Clara and Kerner, Leo M. and Whitfield, Anna E.}, year={2024}, month={Mar} }
 @article{amanor_acheampong_luke_smith_ryan_kermode_morris_cornelius_eziah_fening_et al._2024, title={Viability and virulence of freeze-dried <i>Beauveria bassiana</i>, <i>Metarhizium acridum</i>, and <i>Hirsutella thompsonii</i> isolates under non-refrigerated conditions in Ghana}, volume={3}, ISSN={["1360-0478"]}, DOI={10.1080/09583157.2024.2332337}, journal={BIOCONTROL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY}, author={Amanor, Gabriel Tetteh and Acheampong, Mavis Agyeiwaa and Luke, Belinda and Smith, David and Ryan, Mattew and Kermode, Anthony and Morris, John and Cornelius, Eric William and Eziah, Vincent Yao and Fening, Ken Okwae and et al.}, year={2024}, month={Mar} }
 @article{luke_acheampong_rangel_cornelius_asante_nboyine_eziah_fening_storm_jessop_et al._2023, title={The use of Beauveria bassiana for the control of the larger grain borer, Prostephanus truncatus, in stored maize: Semi-field trials in Ghana}, volume={127}, ISSN={["1878-6162"]}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.funbio.2023.08.004}, DOI={10.1016/j.funbio.2023.08.004}, abstractNote={Laboratory research in Ghana demonstrated the effectiveness of an isolate of Beauveria bassiana (IMI 389521) from the United Kingdom against the larger grain borer Prostephanus truncatus (Horn) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae), a major pest of stored maize. The minimum effective concentration, following artificial infestation trials on maize, was between 109 and 1010 cfu/kg maize. Before moving out to village-level control, a major requirement was to determine if the product could effect control in artificially infested maize held under real environmental conditions in several locations in Ghana. Therefore, this study investigated the efficacy of formulated conidia of B. bassiana, IMI 389521, at two concentrations (1 × 109 and 3.16 × 109 cfu/kg maize) to control P. truncatus on stored maize kernels under semi-field conditions in Ghana. Maize (‘Obatanpa’ cultivar) kernels were treated with the formulated B. bassiana product and stored in polypropylene woven bags in cribs in Southern Ghana. After 24 h, one hundred adults of P. truncatus were placed into each bag containing the treated maize. Mortality and the percent of weight loss of kernels were assessed every two weeks for three months. The semi-field trials revealed the possibility of successfully controlling adult P. truncatus on maize kernels treated with B. bassiana at 3.16 × 109 cfu/kg maize. However, due to the minimal protection of kernels after four weeks, re-treating maize kernels after this period is recommended to ensure maximum protection during prolonged storage.}, number={12}, journal={FUNGAL BIOLOGY}, publisher={Elsevier BV}, author={Luke, Belinda and Acheampong, Mavis A. and Rangel, Drauzio E. N. and Cornelius, Eric W. and Asante, Stephen K. and Nboyine, Jerry A. and Eziah, Vincent Y. and Fening, Ken O. and Storm, Clare and Jessop, Nick and et al.}, year={2023}, month={Dec}, pages={1505–1511} }