Technical Bulletins

Technical Bulletins

LUBILOSA developed Technical Bulletins on all aspects of the work carried out by the project. The Technical Bulletins are available in English and in French.

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Cover page (6427KB,pdf)

1. Notes on Insect Pathogens

2. Collection of Insect Pathogens

3. Laboratory Techniques

4. Formulation and Application of Mycopathogens

5. Field Experimentation

6. Acridology

7. Mass Production of Fungal Pathogens for Insect Control

8. Appendices

General information on different insect pathogens for non-specialists and how to recognise them in the field and the laboratory.

1. Notes on Insect Pathogens (255KB,pdf)

This chapter focuses mainly on entomopathogenic fungi. Techniques for collection, culture and storage of fungal isolates are described in detail.

2. Collection of Insect Pathogens (220KB,pdf)

Aseptic technique, working with sterile substrates, isolating pathogens from an insect cadaver, viability checks, checking spore concentrations in liquids, conducting bioassays and laboratory safety.

3. Laboratory Techniques (203KB,pdf)

How to prepare oil formulations, what is Ultra Low Volume Application and how to spray using different equipment.

4. Formulation and Application fo Mycopathogens (1,550KB,pdf)

Design of different size field experiments, data collection.

5. Field experimentation (505KB,pdf)

Grasshopper taxonomy, morphology, insect collection, addressing populations, rearing grasshoppers, natural enemies.

6. Acridology (236KB,pdf)

Two stage mass production of Metarhizium, culter storage, quality control, equipment.

7. Mass Production of Fungal Pathogens for Insect Control (113KB,pdf)

Acronyms, glossary, addresses, LUBILOSA publications.

8. Appendices (106KB,pdf)

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