Potential Entomopathogenic Fungi a. Metarhizium spp. b. Beauveria spp. c. Verticillium lecanii d. Nomuraea rileyi e. Hirsutella spp. f. Paecilomyces spp. Genetic Improvement of EPF a) Chemical mutagenesis b) Parasexual cycle c) Protoplast fusion d) Direct genetic manipulation Mutagen In genetics, a mutagen is a physical or chemical agent that changes the genetic material, usually DNA, of an org...

Abstract Background Brown plant hopper (Nilaparvata lugens Stal.) a very damaging pest to rice crops. One of the efforts control it is use entomopathogenic fungi (EPF). Three fungal local isolates found in Indonesia were effective controlling brown pest. This study aimed molecularly identify 3 isolates. Molecular identification important get exact identity these fungi. The accuracy EPF will gre...