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Journal of Entomology

Year: 2008 | Volume: 5 | Issue: 1 | Page No.: 59-61
DOI: 10.3923/je.2008.59.61
Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Fungus Fusarium pallidoroseum (Cooke) Sacc. Against Gypsy Moth (Lymantria obfuscata Walker)
N.A. Munshi, Barkat Hussain, G. N. Malik, Musavir Yousuf and N. Fatima

Abstract: Fusarium pallidoroseum isolated locally from cadaver of Lymantria obfuscata was evaluated as bio-control agent against caterpillars of same pest at concentrations of 1x1010, 1x109, 1x108, 1x107, 1x106, 1x105, 1x104, 1x103, 1x102 and 1x101 spores mL-1. No mortality was observed up to 3rd day of inoculation. 1x1010 spores mL-1 was the most promising concentration as it inflicted an initial mortality of 43% on the 4th day and cent percent mortality on the 9th day. The LC50 values ranged from 1.969x103 (16th day) to 1.256x1011 (4th day). A linear positive association was observed between mortality and days of observation.

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N.A. Munshi, Barkat Hussain, G. N. Malik, Musavir Yousuf and N. Fatima, 2008. Efficacy of Entomopathogenic Fungus Fusarium pallidoroseum (Cooke) Sacc. Against Gypsy Moth (Lymantria obfuscata Walker). Journal of Entomology, 5: 59-61.

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