Identification of Cordyceps javanica and its effectiveness in controlling bagworm, Pteroma pendula Joannis (Lepidoptera: Psychidae)

• Main Authors: Syarif, Muhammad Nurul Yaqin, Asib, Norhayu, Ahmad, Siti Nurulhidayah, Ahamed Bakeri, Shamshilawani, Mohd Masri, Mohamed Mazmira, Omar, Dzolkhifli
• Format: Article
• Published: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/108243/; https://ejournal.ukm.my/serangga/article/view/57893/14298
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The application of biological control agents as one of the control methods to suppress the infestation of bagworm in Malaysia has developed steadily with the inundation release of formulated entomopathogenic microbes to the outbreak area. In this study, we isolated and identified the entomopathogeni...