More precisely, it is shown that if G is a graph of order n , with no subgraph isomorphic to 16000902&_mathId=si1.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0024379516000902&_rdoc=1&_issn=00243795&md5=011bc3a776a03ec65d6d271f10ee3223" title="Click to view the MathML source">K2,s+1, then the largest eigenvalue 16000902&_mathId=si2.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0024379516000902&_rdoc=1&_issn=00243795&md5=491e7a620f19a9e668ff69b919d207b2" title="Click to view the MathML source">q(G) of the signless Laplacian of G satisfies
with equality holding if and only if G is a join of 16000902&_mathId=si4.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0024379516000902&_rdoc=1&_issn=00243795&md5=d8d3171e7e8e9abe7d443e64afc12950" title="Click to view the MathML source">K1 and an s -regular graph of order 16000902&_mathId=si41.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0024379516000902&_rdoc=1&_issn=00243795&md5=ff8972083fab400c40d5c744f7b26d30" title="Click to view the MathML source">n−1.