Central Integrated Pest Management Centre, Kakkanad, Ernakulam - 682 030, Kerala, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: agnesjose3@gmail.com
Online published on 16 March, 2023.
Present study focused on the effects of conidial formulations of Isaria fumosorosea on feeding rates and mortality of adult aphids in laboratory bioassays. Aphids treated with the conidial formulation of I. fumosorosea showed significant reduction in feeding activity after 3 days of treatment. This study documented that adult aphid infected by I. fumosorosea are less motile than healthy aphids and infected aphids feed less, which could potentially reduce the spread of mosaic virus also.
Aphis gossypii, Entomopathogenic fungi, Isaria fumosorosea
