Laboratory experiments were conducted to evaluate the safety of Nomllraea rileyi to larval parasitoid, Microplitis maculipennis and honeybee, Apis cerena indica. The concentration of the fungus used was 2 x 103 conidia per liter of water and Tweens 80 (0.02%) was used as spray emulsion. The fungus proved safe to larval parasitoid and honeybees. No mortality of the larvae or adults was noticed.
Keywords
Apis cerella indica, Biosafety, Microplitis Maculipennis, Nomuraea riley.
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