Comparative bioefficacy of Paecilomyces fumosoroseus and Metarhizium anisopliae var. major on Crocidolomia binotalis (Lepidoptera:Pyralidae).

• Main Authors: Hashim, Norzita, Ibrahim, Yusof
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/31450/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The bioefficacy of the entomopathogenic fungi Paecilomyces fumosoroseus (Wise) and Metarhizium anisopliae var major Sorokin was compared using Crocidolomia binotalis Zeller (CWW). Exposures to sprays of 20ml-1 to 2 x 10 spores ml-1 resulted in mean larval mortality ranging from 10.3 to 100.0% 12 day...