Effects of conidial densities and spray volume of Metarhizium anisopliae and Beauveria bassiana fungal suspensions on conidial viability, droplet size and deposition coverage in bioassay using a novel bioassay spray system.

摘要

A newly developed spray tower was used to characterise droplet distribution and coverage of conidial suspensions of Metarhizium anisopliae ATCC 62176 and Beauveria bassiana NI8 with different spray volumes. ATCC 62176 and NI8 had different spray models which could be caused by the surface physicochemical characteristics of the strains and conidia.