Using a Biological Control Method For Controlling Red Spider Mite

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Department Of Economic Entomology And Pesticide Faculty Of Agriculture, Cairo University

2 Department Of Natural Resources, Institute Of African Research & Studies Cairo University

3 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

The study revealed the pathogenicity of
entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana (Balsamo) Vuillemin, Metarhizium anisopliae (Metschnikoff) against egg and adult stages of red spider mite Tetranychus urticae (Koch).
Results showed that M. anisopliaewas more pathogenic against egg
stage than B. bassiana, while B. bassiana was more pathogenic against adult stage. The results of Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
described the development cycle of B. bassiana on T. urticae.

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Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences, F. Toxicology & Pest Control
Volume 7, Issue 1
December 2015
Pages 115-126

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