The weevil, Myllocerus fotedari Ahmad, 1974 (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) is widely recognised as one of the major walnut pests. Fungal pathogens have shown great potential for management some pest species. In present study, efficacy three entomopathogenic fungi, namely Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin, Metarhizium anisopliae sensu lato (Metchnikoff) Sorokin...

Abstract Background Laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the bio-efficacy and cumulative effect of entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), viz., Lecanicillium lecanii (Zimmermann) Zare Gams, Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin different botanical oils against grape mealy bug, Maconellicoccus hirsutus (Green) . M. infestation during berry formation has left no option other than chemical ma...