Bioprospecting of four Beauveria bassiana strains and their potential as biological control agents for Anastrepha ludens Loew 1873 (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Norberto A. Angel-Ruiz; Inés Zavala-Izquierdo; Diana Pérez-Staples; Francisco Díaz-Fleisher; Antonio Andrade-Torres; Griselda K. Guillén-Navarro; Pablo Colunga-Salas

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0324441

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Bioprospecting of four Beauveria bassiana strains and their potential as biological control agents for Anastrepha ludens Loew 1873 (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Norberto A. Angel-Ruiz,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa-Enríquez, Veracruz, México
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Inés Zavala-Izquierdo,

Roles Formal analysis, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa-Enríquez, Veracruz, México

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9317-5456

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Diana Pérez-Staples ,

Roles Funding acquisition, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: pcolunga@uv.mx (PC-S); diperez@uv.mx (DP-S)

Affiliation Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa-Enríquez, Veracruz, México

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6804-0346

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Francisco Díaz-Fleisher,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa-Enríquez, Veracruz, México

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2137-6587

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Antonio Andrade-Torres,

Roles Supervision, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa-Enríquez, Veracruz, México
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Griselda K. Guillén-Navarro,

Roles Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Departamento de Biotecnología Ambiental, El Colegio de la Frontera Sur (ECOSUR), Tapachula, Chiapas, México
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Pablo Colunga-Salas

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: pcolunga@uv.mx (PC-S); diperez@uv.mx (DP-S)

Affiliation Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada, Universidad Veracruzana, Xalapa-Enríquez, Veracruz, México

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1355-0939

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Bioprospecting of four Beauveria bassiana strains and their potential as biological control agents for Anastrepha ludens Loew 1873 (Diptera: Tephritidae)

Norberto A. Angel-Ruiz,
Inés Zavala-Izquierdo,
Diana Pérez-Staples,
Francisco Díaz-Fleisher,
Antonio Andrade-Torres,
Griselda K. Guillén-Navarro,
Pablo Colunga-Salas

Published: June 27, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0324441

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