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New Record of Beauveria tenella (Delacroix) Siemaszko on Teak Skeletonizer Eutectona machaeralis Walker (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae)


     

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An entomogenous fungus Beauveria tenella (Delacroix) Siemaszko was isolated from dead larvae and pupae of Eutectona machaeralis Walker collected from teak forests of Melghat, Maharashtra State. Laboratory experiments gave 80% kill of the larvae, when sprayed with spores culture of the fungus in water. This fungus is a promising pathogen for the microbial control of the teak skeletonizer.
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  • New Record of Beauveria tenella (Delacroix) Siemaszko on Teak Skeletonizer Eutectona machaeralis Walker (Lepidoptera : Pyralidae)

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An entomogenous fungus Beauveria tenella (Delacroix) Siemaszko was isolated from dead larvae and pupae of Eutectona machaeralis Walker collected from teak forests of Melghat, Maharashtra State. Laboratory experiments gave 80% kill of the larvae, when sprayed with spores culture of the fungus in water. This fungus is a promising pathogen for the microbial control of the teak skeletonizer.