Effect of entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, on Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) populations in different onion cultivars

Effect of entomopathogenic fungi, Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, on Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) populations in different onion cultivars

Abstract Background Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is the key pest of onions that causes economic yield losses in commercial onion production in Pakistan. In this study, potential of the entomopathogenic fungi (EPF), Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae, as a bio agent was...

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Main Authors: Quratul Ain, Ata Ul Mohsin, Muhammad Naeem, Ghulam Shabbir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2021-06-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Beauveria bassiana
Metarhizium anisopliae
Thrips tabaci
Onion
Biological control
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00445-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s41938-021-00445-y

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