The adaptation of the most strains of the fungus Lecanicillium muscarium ZARE & GAMS to moderate temperatures and humidity higher 80% as well as the sensitiveness of the spores to UVradiation explains, that the application regime mainly takes place under protected conditions in greenhouses. Laboratory trials with a very effective strain for the use as biological control agent (strain V24, secti...

To supply essential information for improving mass production and biocontrol effi cacy, two-stage cultivation on agar plates was used to evaluate the environmental conditions affecting mycelial growth and sporulation of seven biocontrol fungi. Maximum growth and sporulation occurred on acid media for Paecilomyces (Pa.) lilacinus IPC-P, Pochonia (Po.) chlamydosporia HSY-12-14, and Lecanicillium ...

The entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae, Lecanicillium lecanii and Isaria fumosorosea were tested for their efficacy in managing the exotic spiraling whitefly Aleurodicus dispersus (Hemiptera, Aleyrodidae) on cassava (Manihot esculenta) during 2 seasons (2011-2012 and 2012-2013). The fungi I. fumosorosea and L. lecanii exhibited promising levels of control (> 70% m...

We describe symptoms of mycosis induced by two native fungal entomopathogens of the citrus orthezia scale, Praelongorthezia praelonga (Hemiptera: Ortheziidae), an important pest of citrus orchards. The data presented in this article are related to the article entitled "Seasonal prevalence of the insect pathogenic fungus Colletotrichum nymphaeae in Brazilian citrus groves under different chemica...

A study was conducted to evaluate efficiency of Mycotal at a concentration 1.2 x 107 spores / ml and Trichoderma harzianum concentrations 1.5 106 on nymphs adults the whitefly, Bemisia tabaci under field conditions eggplant, Solanum melongena. The results revealed that Mycotal, active substance is fungus Lecanicillium muscarium, showed highest average relative in killing treatment, which amount...

The entomogenous fungus, Lecanicillium lecanii is hyperparasitic on Hemileia vastatrix , the cause of coffee leaf rust in the laboratory, and has frequently been observed attacking it in the field. The existence of a complex ecological web involving the spatially clustered mutualism of an ant ( Azteca instabilis ) with a scale insect ( Coccus viridis ), where the scale insect was infected by L....