Early and late leaf spots caused by Cercospora arachidicola Phaeoisariopsis personata respectively, are the most widespread peanut fungal diseases in West Africa. These lead to notable crop losses rural area. In recent decades, chemical fungicides used fight against losses, but these substances cause big damages environment including animals human beings. Thus, biological control is encouraged ...

Abstract Background The whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is one of the most damaging pests crops grown in open field and under protected conditions. Owing to indiscriminate use insecticides, whitefly has developed resistance against various insecticides belonging different chemical groups. Use microbial biopesticides (entomopathogenic fungi) can be an effective alterna...

The genus Attaphila , comprising minute myrmecophilous cockroaches, is revised, including now six previously known ( A. aptera bergi flava fungicola schuppi sexdentis ) and three new species multisetosa sp. nov. Bohn Klass, paucisetosa sinuosocarinata Klass). All are described or redescribed depicted with their main characteristics; determination keys allow the identification of males females. ...

Abstract Background Okra, Abelmoschus esculentus (Linn.) Moench, is one of the most important traditional vegetables in India. The crop attacked severely by sucking pests, viz., jassid, Amrasca biguttula Ishida, and whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Genn., throughout its growth period. To control these different entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), Beauveria bassiana , Metarhizium anisopliae Lecanicillium leca...

mushroom production units of kermanshah province were sampled during 2012-13, and 50 fungal isolates were obtained. verticillium fungicola with the most number of isolates, tricoderma harzianum and trichothecium sp. were the most frequent fungi associated with the cultivated mushroom, agaricus bisporus. seven isolates were obtained from the cap of a. bisporus with following characteristics: col...