Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against Bemisia Tabaci (Gennadius) in Capsicum Under Protected Cultivation

Authors

  • B. Ramanujam ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), H A Farm Post, Hebbal, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560024, Karnataka
  • Krishna Japur ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), H A Farm Post, Hebbal, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560024, Karnataka
  • B. Poornesha ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), H A Farm Post, Hebbal, Bellary Road, Bengaluru 560024, Karnataka

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https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.290

Abstract

Effect of indigenous isolates of Beauveria bassiana, Metarhizium anisopliae and Lecanicillum lecanii were tested for two years during 2012 and 2013 on Bemisia tabaci infesting capsicum under protected cultivation. Among the ten isolates tested, NBAIR-Vl8 isolate of L. lecanii, NBAIR-Bb5a and NBAIR-Bb9 isolates of B. bassiana showed significant suppression of Bemisia tabaci (Genn.) with reduction of 73.15, 71.84 and 63.10% respectively. The yields were also superior in these treatments.

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Published

2022-07-26

How to Cite

Ramanujam, B., Japur, K., & Poornesha, B. (2022). Evaluation of Entomopathogenic Fungi Against <i>Bemisia Tabaci</i> (Gennadius) in Capsicum Under Protected Cultivation. Indian Journal of Entomology, 84(1), 160–163. https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2021.290

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Research Communications

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