Efficacy of Beauveria bassiana Fungal Bait Against Termites in Zhangzhou Reservoirs

Yongwen Lin's dataset, last updated May 3, 2026, contains experimental results on the biological control of Odontotermes formosanus termites. The data likely includes measurements from feeding preference assays, virulence tests, and field trials conducted in three reservoirs in Zhangzhou. It supports the development of a bait using the fungus Beauveria bassiana and sugarcane bagasse as a carrier.

Use Cases

• Modeling the non-monotonic dose-response relationship between conidial concentration and bait palatability based on preference index data.
• Comparing the colony elimination efficacy of different Beauveria bassiana strains based on worker and reproductive mortality rates.
• Analyzing the valorization potential of agricultural by-products like sugarcane bagasse as bait carriers based on intake measurements.
• Evaluating field performance of biological baits in ecologically sensitive areas like reservoirs based on binomial distribution analysis results.

Strengths

• Includes specific efficacy results, such as 73.3% field colony elimination with a 95% confidence interval (48.1%–90.1%).
• Reports precise experimental measurements, including an average termite intake of 89.6±7.2 mg for sugarcane bagasse.
• Compares results to existing methods, noting the bait outperforms other B. bassiana baits with 40%–60% efficacy.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Geographic coverage is limited to three reservoirs in Zhangzhou.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Yongwen Lin.

Collection Method

Experimental data from feeding preference assays, virulence tests, and field trials.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-03 02:19:27; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Zhangzhou reservoirs.