Fungal diseases of aphids
1991
Jariya Chanpaisaeng | Valuli Rojanavongse | Leka Manoch (Kasetsart Univ., Bangkok (Thailand). Faculty of Agriculturre. Dept. of Entomology)
Thirty-eight samples have been collected namely cotton, corn, kale, squash, sugarcane, lemon, chili, roses, grasses and 10 aphids were identified as Aphis gossypii, A. citricola, A. craccivora, A. nerii, Myzus persicae, Melanaphis sacchari, Lipaphis erysemi, Toxoptera citricidus, Hysteroneura setariae and Tinocallis himalayensis attacking these plants. When fungal isolation was conducted from the aphids, 21 fungi in the following groups of Dematiaceous Hyphomycetes, Ascomycetes, Basidiomycetes and Deuteromycetes were discovered. They were Aspergillus flavus, A. nidulans, A. clavatus, A. niger, A. ornatus, A. versicolor, A. fumigatus, Aspergillus sp., Penicillium spp., Fusarium spp., F. semitectum, F. oxysporum, Mucor sp., Chaonephora sp., Cylindrocarpon sp., Alternaria sp., Cladosporium sp., Trichocladium sp., Arthrinium sp., Curvularia sp. and C. verruciformis. Among these fungi, Aspergillus, Penicillium and Fusarium are noticed to have the efficacy in aphid control. However, bioassay test has to be furtherly undertaken in order to confirm the study.
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