Erratum to Pathogenicity of Aspergillus clavatus produced in a fungal biofilm bioreactor toward Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae) [J. Pestic. Sci., 39(3), (2014) 127-132] DOI:10.1584/jpestics.D14-006

Many entomopathogenic fungi have been demonstrated to be potential agents for efficiently controlling mosquito populations.
In the present study, we investigated a bioreactor system to produce metabolites and conidia by combining technological advantages
of submerged and solid-state fermentations. The efficiency of fungal products was tested toward mosquitoes. Aspergillus
clavatus (Eurotiales: Trichocomaceae) was grown by semi-solid-state fermentation in a bioreactor for up to 7 days. Depending on
conidial doses (2.5×107, 5×107, 7.5×107, 10×107 and 12.5×107 conidia/mL), mortality ranged from 37.2±15.0 to 86.3±5.0%
toward larvae and from 35.8±2.0 to 85.2±1.5% toward adults. The metabolites (10, 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100% v/v) yielded mortality
from 23.7±15.0 to 100.0±0.1% toward larvae, and two sprayed volumes (5 and 10 mL) reached 45.5±1.4 and 75.6±2.6%
mortality, respectively, toward adults. © Pesticide Science Society of Japan