Entomopathogenic Fungi for the Control of Economically Important Whiteflies

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Authors

  • Sun Agro Biotech Research Centre, 3/340, Main Road, Madanandapuram, Porur, Chennai - 600 116, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • Sun Agro Biotech Research Centre, 3/340, Main Road, Madanandapuram, Porur, Chennai - 600 116, Tamil Nadu ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jbc/2007/15031

Keywords:

Entomopathogenic Fungi. Field Application. mass Culture. Mode of Action. Whitefiles

Abstract

This paper focuses attention on possible entomopathogenic fungi for the hiocontrol or important whitefly pests, namely, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), Singhiella cardamomi (David and Subramanium). Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood). Aleurolobus barodensis (Maskell). A few success stories of fungal pathogens of whitefiles have been indicatcd. Thc scope of entomopathogenic fungi, namely, Verticillium lecanii, Aschersonia spp., Paecilomyees fumosororoseus. Beauveria bassiana and Zoophthora has been brought out. The aspects of differcnt strains. mode of action. available mass multiplication technologies, field application and commercial formulations have been explained. The scope of entomopathogenic fungi and aspects requiring attention are discussed.