Laboratory Studies on the Effects of the Entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana (Bals.) Vuill, on the Homaira insect, Batrachedra amydraula (Lepidoptera : Cosmopterygidae | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 55, Issue 2, April 2014, Pages 643-648 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fawzia M. Aziz; Suhaila D. S. Al-janabi; Rabab A. Na; | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was conducted to evaluate the pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana to the Homaira insect Batrachedra. amydraula under laboratory conditions. The dilution 1 x 10-2 showed a significant and high mortality rates on the eggs, first and fifth instars of the homaira larvae which reaches 100%, 96.19% and 91.20% after 7 days from treatment. However mortality rates found to be decreased to 88.97% for fifth instar after 10 days from treatment, while results showed parasitism potentially reaches 94.50% in pupae and 90.22% in adults. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Beauveria bassiana; Baterchedra amydraula; Biological Control; Batrachedra amydraula | ||
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