Evaluation of the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana on Different Stages of Phlebotomus papatasi (Diptera: Psychodidae), Vector of Zoonotic Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Iran

• Main Authors: Masoumeh Pirmohammadi (Author), Reza Talaei-Hassanloui (Author), Seyed Hassan Moosa-Kazemi (Author), Yavar Rassi (Author), Sara Rahimi (Author), Mahboubeh Fatemi (Author), Marzieh Ghassemi (Author), Mohammad Hossein Arandian (Author), Reza Jafari (Author), Seyedeh Reyhaneh Golzan (Author), Amir Ahmad Akhavan (Author), Hassan Vatandoost (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis is a major public health problem in Iran with the main vector of Phlebotomus papatasi. The use of entomopathogenic fungi for biological control of the vector is a potential substitute for the current methods which are being used. The purpose of the curren...