Control of insect pests with entomopathogenic fungi

Other Title(s)

مكافحة الآفات الحشرية بإستخدام الممرضات الفطرية

Joint Authors

Brownbridge, Michael
al-Bu Husayni, Mustafa
Skinner, Margaret
Parker, Brucc L.

Source

مجلة وقاية النبات العربية

Publisher

Arab Society for Plant Protection

Publication Date

2000-12-31

Country of Publication

Lebanon

No. of Pages

6

Main Subjects

Agriculture

English Abstract

Diseases of silkworms and honeybees were recorded by the Chinese as early as 2700 B.C.

In 1835 Agostino Basi was die first scientist to publish results showing that a fungus actually caused a disease in insects.

The use of entomopathogemc fungi for insect control is not new.

One of the first cases of their effective use was by Metchnikoff who showed that an insect-killing fungus could infect insects living in soil.

Two primary factors have prevented the rapid development of entomopathogemc fungi.

These are the lack of an effective mass production method and inadequate formulations for their field application.

In recent years many of these barriers have been overcome.

This manuscript will document how fungi infect insects, die steps necessary for the development of entomopathogemc fungi for IPM and progress made with these microorganisms for control of Sunn Pen.

Eurygaxer integriceps Puton.

Data Type

Conference Papers

Record ID

BIM-968504

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