V. Padmaja ¹, G. Kaur ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Botany, Andhra University Visakhapatnam 530003, Andhra Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Pathogenicity, entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae (Metsch.) Sorokin has been recorded for the first time on rice leaf folder, Cnaphalocrocis medinalis (Guenee) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Effective control of the pest was recorded under field conditions after application of spore suspension of Metarhizium anisopliae in gelatin (1 %) at 1 × 10⁸ spores/ml on the infested rice crop. Between 5 to 7 days after treatment, 60-70 per cent mortality was recorded.

Keywords

Cnaphalocrocis medinalis, Metarhizium anisoptiae, Pathogenicity.

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