Efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi against cocoa pod borer, Conopomorpha cramerella (Senellen) (Lepidoptera:Gracillaridae)
2011
Susila, I.W. | Supartha, I.W., Udayana Univ., Bali (Indonesia). Faculty of Agriculture | Pu'u, Y.M.S.W., Udayana Univ., Bali (Indonesia). Magister Program of Dry Land Agriculture
An experiment on the efficacy of the entomopathogenic fungi against cocoa pod borer (CPB) Conopomorpha cramerella (Snellen) (Lepidoptera:Gracillaridae) was conducted from June up to November 2009 in Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management, Faculty of Agriculture Udayana University [Bali, Indonesia]. The objective of experiment was to know the efficacy of entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae against CPB larvae. The experiment was arranged into randomized block design consisted of seven treatments and four replicates. The results indicated that both entomopathogenic fungi, B. bassiana and M. anisopliae were effective in controlling the CPB larvae. B. bassiana with 10sup5 and 10sup7 spores/ml was more effective to control the CPB larvae than M. anisopliae.
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