Performance of Three Genera of Entomopathogenic Fungi as Potential Microbial Control Agents Against the Flea Beetle Phyllotreta Striolata F. (Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae)

• Main Author: Priyatno, Tri Puji
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2001
• Subjects: Entomopathogenic fungi - Flea beetles - Case studies
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10567/1/FP_2001_23.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/10567/

The striped flea beetle (FB), Phyllotreta striolata F. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), is not only a serious pest of canoia and mustard but also feed on a wide range of other brassicas. Entomopathogenic fungi (EF) are promising agent for biological control of FB and are gaining increasing attention...