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 ...

Based on analyses of concatenated internal transcribed spacer regions of the nrDNA operon (ITS), large subunit rDNA (LSU), γ-actin and β-tubulin gene sequences the taxonomy of coniothyrium-like fungi belonging in the family Montagnulaceae, order Pleosporales, was re-assessed. Two new genera are proposed, Alloconiothyrium, to accommodate A. aptrootii sp. nov., and Dendrothyrium for D. longisporu...

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...

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...

Isothiocyanates (ITCs), thiocyanates, and epithionitriles are produced enzymatically from sulfur-containing glucosinolates (GLS) by β-thioglucosidases (thioglucoside glucohydrolase EC 3.2.3.147) called myrosinases (Bones and Rossiter, 2006), whilst there is growing evidence that they have multiple roles in host plants. The role of ITCs in plant defense against pests and pathogens has been thoro...