Field evaluation of various biopesticides viz., Beauveria bassiana, Isaria fumosorosea NBAIR pfu-5, Metarhizium anisopliae, Lecanicillium lecanii, azadirachtin and soapnut powder were carried out against coconut invasive Rugose Spiraling Whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculetus Martin at Ramachandrapuram Ambajipeta (Dr BR Ambedkar Konaseema district, AP) during 2020-21 2021-22. Pooled data a...

Herbivore-induced plant volatiles (HIPVs) are clues that help predatory insects search for food. The hypothesis that entomopathogenic fungi, which protect plants, benefit from the release of HIPVs was tested. The plant Arabidopsis thaliana was used as the source of HIPVs. The insect herbivore Lipaphis erysimi (Kaltenbach) was used as the inducer, and the fungal pathogen of the aphid Lecanicilli...

Bug is an important pest of rice plants because it can reduce the quality and quantity production, so essential to control its population. One efforts bugs use biological agent Lecanicillium lecanii does not cause resistance harmful human health. This study aims determine effect number doses application in controlling population walang sangit (rice bugs) cultivation. The research method used a ...

In this study, effect of three entomopathogenic fungi (% 1.5 Beauveria bassiana strain Bb-1, % Lecanicillium lecani V1-1 and Paecilomyces fumosoreus PFs-1) on Bombus terrestris workers was investigated under controlled laboratory conditions. Workers were exposed to recommended doses by topical application dry film method. Of the 30 in each colony, 15 them marked blue red their thorax. While put...