Exploration of indigenous strains of the green muscardine fungus from soils and their pathogenicity against the tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Exploration of indigenous strains of the green muscardine fungus from soils and their pathogenicity against the tobacco caterpillar, Spodoptera litura (Fabricius) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)

Abstract In the recent years, the keen interest has been increased towards biological control-based management practices using entomopathogenic fungi (EPF) for the control of many economically important insects. In this management practices, selection of right strains of EPF is an important criteria...

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Main Authors: R. Dhanapal, D. V. Sai Ram Kumar, R. Lakshmipathy, C. Sandhya Rani, V. Manoj Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Biological Pest Control
Subjects:
Metarhizium anisopliae
Spodoptera litura
Soil
Green muscardine fungus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41938-020-00239-8

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